Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1 package pie crust dough (2 rounds of dough)

Filling:

• 2 cups cherries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Top:

• 1 whole egg
• White sparkling sugar

Instructions:

1. Take pie crusts out of refrigerator and let them come to room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 350º.
3. Combine all ingredients for the filling into a bowl and mix well until the berries start to juice.
4. Sprinkle your working surface with plenty of flour.
5. Cut dough into round shapes using a round cookie cutter or the rim of a glass.
6. Cut a heart in half of circle shapes to create a vent.  I freehanded this using a knife but you could also use a heart cookie cutter.
7. Spread whole round shapes with about 1 1/2 T. cherry filling.
8. Place heart cut round shape on top of round shape covered in cherry filling.
9. Using a fork, press down on edges pinching together top and bottom of each round shape
10. Whip the egg and brush over the dough.
11. Sprinkle dough with white sparking sugar.
12. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until edges are browned.

Yields about 5 hand pies depending on size of round circles

Allergens:

• This recipe is dairy free.
• This recipe is vegetarian.

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