Easy Cherry Hand Pies

Ingredients

Filling:

• 1 cup chopped cherries
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• pinch of salt

Crust:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for dusting
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• Up to 2 tablespoons water

Egg wash:

• one egg mixed with 2 teaspoons of water.

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. 2
   To make the filling, mix the chopped cherries with the sugar, corn starch, lemon zest, and salt.
3. 3
   To make the crust, add the flour, butter, sugar, and salt to a food processor and pulsate until the mixture resembles fine corn meal.
4. 4
   Add the vinegar and 1/2 tablespoon water and pulsate again. Add more water if needed.  Dough should be workable but not sticky.
5. 5
   On a flour dusted surface, roll and cut the dough into small 4 inch circles that are 1/16-inch thick.
6. 6
   Spoon a tablespoon of filling on to one circle of dough.  Place another dough circle on top of the filling and crimp it down with a fork until the edges are sealed.  Repeat this until all the dough is used up.
7. 7
   Cut a "X" on top of each unbaked pie.
8. 8
   Brush each pie top with egg wash.
9. 9
   Place the pies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
10. 10
    Bake for 20 minutes and allow the pies to cool 10 minutes before serving.