Grandma Amy's Hand Pies

Grandma Amy's Hand Pies Recipe
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Categories: Beef, Other Snacks, For Kids
Serves: 6

Ingredients

CRUST
4 c all purpose flour
1 1/3 c shortening
1 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 c ice water
FILLING
3/4 lb beef top round steak, boneless, cubed
2 large potatoes, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium carrots, diced
1/2 c rutabaga, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp kosher salt or to taste
butter, unsalted
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mrdick1950
Member Since Aug 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marsha's Notes:

When we were kids and stayed with my grandmother we would have these little gems for a late afternoon snack. My grandpa wanted his dinner around 7:30 and we didn't last that long without a substantial snack.

 

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine flour, salt and shortening til they form pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle water over the mixture, a little at a time, stirring gently til it forms a ball.

Set aside and let rest 10 minutes. Divide into 6 pieces and roll into (8 inch) circles.
2
Mix all the filling ingredients and place an equal amount on 1/2 of each circle. Dot with butter and fold the crust over; seal the edges with a little water and a fork. Vent the tops with a fork and gently place on an ungreased sheet.

Bake one hour or til golden brown.

Hand pies freeze well. If you freeze prior to baking, when you remove from the freezer bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you bake them and then freeze, remove from the freezer, let thaw a little bit and then bake for 20-25 minutes just to heat.
3
I often make them smaller like those in the picture. I have a mold that I bought to make Chinese Dumplings and it works perfectly for the smaller sizes. At our house we like the smaller hand pies as a hearty appetizer or for watching the "Ball Game".
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1lovetocook1x
Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 9, 2012
These sound good..
mamalene
Erlene Martin mamalene
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 9, 2012
Marsha,these look yummy,I have a dumpling maker like yours so I will be probably make these bites like you do.During the holidays, my family gets together and we have a whole table of finger food. Thank you for the recipe
mrdick1950
Oct 9, 2012
I use that little dumpling maker for lots of things besides what I bought it for. A great investment.
NumNumQueen
Val Al NumNumQueen
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 10, 2012
Reminds me of English pies! Yum.
mrdick1950
Oct 10, 2012
My grandmother was English and she got this recipe from her grandmother who was Cornwall. I guess they are about as English as you get.
ukitena
Jere Douglas ukitena
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 11, 2012
This looks wonderful and easy!
mrdick1950
Oct 11, 2012
Dinner is going to be a little later than usual tonight I wish I had a hand pie as my late afternoon snack to hold me over. Thinking about it makes my mouth water.
NumNumQueen
Val Al NumNumQueen
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nov 9, 2012
I thought so! I didn't want to make any assumptions but they looked very similar to pies in the shops in London and Bath. They were delicious. We heard that the half-circle shaped pies formed with a thick rolled edge around the curved part of the crust were made for workers (particularly coal miners) to take with them for lunches. They would hold the rolled edge like a handle to eat the pies with their dirty, coal covered hands and discard that part when they were finished. Just thought it was interesting. I'll have to try your recipe!
NumNumQueen
Val Al NumNumQueen
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nov 9, 2012
Cornish Pasties...that's what they were called.

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