Posted by Teri
I found this recipe in an OPRAH magazine and had to rip it out to try when my strawberries were ripe. Even though this includes fresh fruit, it’s not a fat free, good-for-you recipe. BUT it’s yummy and the hand pies are small, so calorie count is tolerable (unless you are like my husband Jay and you enjoy 2 or 3.) 🙂
I doubled this recipe and put them in the freezer. I tried to make fresh, but had problems with filling running out onto baking sheet, and under-cooking. I had no run or doneness problems with the frozen pies. DO NOT over fill or under cook no matter how you prepare your pies to cook! Double makes approximately 18-20 pies.Â
Single Recipe:
4 oz. cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
ÂĽ cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp sugar
ÂĽ tsp salt
1 cup flour, plus more for dusting
1/3 cup strawberry jam
Âľ cup chopped strawberries
1 egg, beaten
1 ½ Tbsp raw (turbinado) sugar
- In a food processor (or with a hand mixer) mix cream cheese, butter, cream, granulated sugar and salt until smooth. Add flour and mix until a sticky dough forms. Cover dough snugly in plastic wrap; chill until firm, 2 to 3 hours. You can keep over night.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Working on a floured surface, roll out half the dough until very thin. Using a bowl or glass, cut out 4-1/2” circles.
- Drop about 2 tsp of jam onto one side of each circle and top with 1 Tbsp of strawberries. Brush outer edge of circle with egg, then fold over to make half moons. Press edges together firmly and seal with the tines of a fork. Place on a parchment paper lined sheet tray and cut 3 small slits in each top. Brush with egg, sprinkle with raw sugar and bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes.
Got a favorite strawberry receipe? Please share it soon — I’ve got berries to use!!
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I have a few strawberries left, I’ll give it a try! Sounds delicious!!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I was in Goodyear’s waiting for tires to be put on my car when I noticed this recipe in Oprah’s magazine. I’m going to try it.
Oprah gets around!!! Thank you for comment. Let me know how your pies turn out and if you try any other filling:)