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Sweet Potato Hand Pies

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Sweet Potato Hand Pies

Recipe by Eric Jones

Flaky, buttery crust filled with a creamy bite of brown-sugar blended sweet potatoes results in my must-have Sweet Potato Hand Pies.

  • Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield8 1x

Ingredients

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For the crust:

  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
  • 1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
  • extra flour for rolling out the dough
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp water

For the sweet potato filling:

  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup pure cane syrup
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp allspice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
  2. For the crust, add the flour, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix until combined. Add cold butter to the bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the flour until small crumbles appear. Add crème fraîche into the bowl and mix.
  3. Form dough into a large ball using your hands. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. Once the dough is chilled, roll out dough to ¼″ thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut into 3″ circles. 
  4. While the crust is chilling, peel the skin from the sweet potatoes and cut them into large cubes. Boil for 30 minutes (See note below for the option to bake your sweet potatoes). Drain. In a large bowl, mash the sweet potatoes, add sugar, pure cane syrup, light brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and allspice. Blend until smooth.
  5. Add a small scoop of sweet potato filling to the center. Fold the dough over the sweet potato filling and seal with fingers. Roll the ends over.
  6. Cut three holes into the top of the dough and place them onto a baking sheet (paid link). 
  7. Add 1 egg and 1 tbsp of water into a bowl. Brush the egg mixture over the top of each hand pie.
  8. Bake pies for 17 to 20 minutes. Remove from baking sheet (paid link), allow to cool, then serve.

Notes

You can also bake your sweet potatoes instead of boiling them. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Using a fork, make a few holes in the top of the sweet potato. Place them on a baking sheet (paid link) and bake them for 1 hour. Allow to cool and remove the skin.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 715
  • Sugar: 76.1g
  • Sodium: 171mg
  • Fat: 24.8g
  • Carbohydrates: 121.4g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 6.5g
  • Cholesterol: 65mg

Find it online: https://dudethatcookz.com/sweet-potato-hand-pies/