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Jack-O-Lantern Hand Pies

Jack-O-Lantern Hand Pies
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Get ready to impress your guests this Halloween with delightful Jack-O-Lantern Hand Pies! These charming, pumpkin-shaped pastries are filled with sweet and spiced apple and blackberry fillings that burst with flavor in every bite. Perfect for trick-or-treaters or as a festive dessert centerpiece, these hand pies combine fun presentation with easy preparation. Their unique shape and delicious taste make them an irresistible addition to your Halloween festivities. Ideal for bakers of all skill levels, you’ll love making—and sharing—these delicious treats!

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 sticks (8oz unsalted butter, diced and very cold)
  • 6–9 tablespoons ice water
  • 1 egg (for egg wash)
  • 1/4 cup raw or turbinado sugar (for sprinkling)
  • 2 large honey crisp apples (peeled and diced small)
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 18 oz fresh blackberries
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. For the crust, mix flour, sugar, and salt in a stand mixer. Add cold butter and blend until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Gradually mix in ice water until clumps form. Chill the dough for at least one hour.
  2. Prepare the apple filling by cooking diced apples in butter with bourbon (if using), vanilla bean paste, cinnamon, and brown sugar until syrupy. For the blackberry filling, roast blackberries with sugar and vanilla until thickened.
  3. Roll out the chilled dough to 1/8 inch thick; cut into pumpkin shapes using a cookie cutter and carve faces on half of them.
  4. Assemble by placing filling on uncarved cutouts, topping with carved ones, sealing edges tightly, brushing with egg wash, and sprinkling sugar.
  5. Bake at 375°F for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

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