Christmas Tree Berry Hand Pies
Time:45 to 50 minutes
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
20 to 25 minutes
Serves:
6
Ingredients
- 2 Cups mixed Driscoll's Berries (Blackberries, Blueberries and/or Raspberries)
- 1/3 Cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 Tablespoons quick-cook tapioca
- 1 Package (14.1 ounces) purchased double pie crust (2 rounds of dough)
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- 2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 1-2 Tbsp. Flour
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
- LINE a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- PLACE one round of pie dough onto a lightly-floured surface.
- CUT OUT six Christmas tree shapes using a medium-large Christmas tree cookie cutter.
- ALTERNATIVELY: use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to CUT dough into six wedges as with a pizza and TRIM bottoms to create tree stumps.
- CUT OUT star shapes from dough scraps using a small star cookie cutter.
- SET ASIDE dough stars.
- TRANSFER dough trees to cookie sheet.
- CRACK 1 egg into a small bowl and WHISK egg thoroughly.
- ADD 1 tablespoon milk and WHISK egg mixture again to combine ingredients.
- BRUSH egg mixture lightly around border of each dough tree.
- PLACE second round of dough onto a lightly-floured surface.
- CUT out six more Christmas tree shapes.
- DUST a rolling pin lightly with flour.
- ROLL dough tree tops gently with rolling pin to make them slightly larger than tree bases.
- CUT steam vents into dough trees using a ravioli cutter or sharp knife to look like garland.
- CUT small holes into dough trees using a plastic drinking straw to look like ornaments.
- SET ASIDE decorated top crusts.
- PLACE 2 cups mixed berries into a medium bowl.
- CUT any large berries into smaller pieces.
- ADD 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons tapioca.
- STIR berry mixture gently to combine ingredients.
- SPOON berry filling onto center of each tree base while LEAVING a 1/2-inch border around each.
- LAY top crusts over bottoms crusts.
- CRIMP edges of trees using fork tines held at a 45° angle to look like tree branches.
- BRUSH pies lightly with egg mixture.
- DECORATE trees with dough stars.
- BRUSH dough stars lightly with egg mixture.
- PLACE remaining 2 tablespoons sugar into a small bowl.
- ADD 2 teaspoons cinnamon and STIR sugar mixture to combine ingredients.
- DUST pies with cinnamon sugar.
- BAKE 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- ALLOW pies to cool slightly on pan.
- TRIM away any berry juice that has bubbled around edges of pies and TRANSFER pies to cooling rack.
- ALLOW pies to cool completely.
- SERVE Christmas Tree Berry Hand Pies immediately or store at room temperature until ready to use.
