recipe 
yields
5 tarts
10 (3½ by 5-inch) pieces pie dough
15 tablespoons strawberry filling (recipe follows)
15 tablespoons royal icing (recipe follows)
5 teaspoons Nonpareils sprinkles (optional)
1½ pints fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and diced
2 cups sugar
1 pound confectioner sugar
2 tablespoons meringue powder
3 tablespoons water
ingredients
Strawberry Filling
Royal Icing
steps
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Lay out 5 pieces of pre-cut pie dough on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Spread 3 tablespoons of strawberry filling evenly onto each piece, leaving about ¼ inch around edges.
- Use a pastry brush to lightly brush edges with water, and top with another piece of dough. Seal edges by crimping with a metal fork.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes, or wrap tightly and freeze until ready to serve.
- Remove from refrigerator and bake cold until the top is uniformly golden brown, approximately 12 minutes.
- Once cool, spread royal icing on top of each, and top with sprinkles.
Strawberry Filling
Combine in a heavy bottom saucepan and cook on medium until thick and syrupy, let cool.
Royal Icing
Whisk ingredients together until no lumps remain, should have a creamy, shiny consistency.
Hand pies are a delicious example of versatility. Baked or fried, sweet or savory, they showcase some of the season’s best ingredients. 4 Rivers Smokehouse’s The Sweet Shop in Winter Park, Florida, is all about the sweet side of comfort foods. Their Strawberry Hand Pie is a sleek version with a pie dough crust stuffed with a fresh strawberry filling. Bake them for a quick breakfast on-the-go or afternoon snack or place the unbaked pies in the freezer to serve later.
Date Published: 03.18.16
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- From 4 Rivers Smokehouse's' The Sweet Shop in WInter Park, Florida
