Cherry Ginger Hand Pies
Cherry Ginger Handpie
I am so excited, this is my first submission for Fiesta Fridays, the very fun and creative brain child of Angie from The Novice Gardener. I thought it would be fun to bring dessert to the party/fiesta, who doesn’t love dessert and cherry pie is one of my favorites. I had some preserved sour cherries that I got last summer and since this is a fiesta I decided to give them a little kick by adding some spicy ginger. It’s a delicious combination. Imagine flaky buttery pie crust with tart/sweet cherries with a kick. Serve warm with some ice cream.
I used my go to pie crust recipe from Julia Child, it never fails me, I love making hand pie’s not only are they cute but there is built in portion control, So dust off your tiara and feather boa and join the party!
Julia Childs Pastry Dough
Makes enough dough for a double crust 9 inch pie
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cake flour
1 tsp salt
6 oz cold unsalted butter cut into tbs size pieces
4 tbs shortening or leaf lard cold
1/2 cup ice cold water
You can make this either by hand or in the food processor. To make by hand, put flours, salt, butter, lard or shortening into mixing bowl, use pastry cutter to combine until it resembles pea size crumbs. Add water mix with fork, gather with your hands, divide dough into a 2 discs and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
In Food Processor, add the flours, salt, butter and shortening or lard into the bowl of the processor. Pulse a few times until the mixture resembles pea size crumbs. Add the water and pulse a few times until it becomes a cohesive dough. Divide dough into two discs and wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Cherry Pie Filling
1 quart cherries (I used sour cherries)
1 – 1 1/2 cup sugar (according to taste, you determine how sweet you like it)
1 – 1 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger (depends on how assertive you want your ginger to be, add 1 tsp then taste)
1/4 cup water or juice
Place everything in sauce pan, bring to boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. If your cherries don’t thicken enough make a slurry with a tsp or two of corn or tapioca starch and a splash of water and add to the cherries while cooking.
Making the pies
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment.
Roll your pie dough into a thin sheet and using a biscuit cutter or glass cut out rounds, you can make them whatever shape you like of course, square, rectangular or even a triangle. Place some of the cooled filling in the middle, brush the edge of the round with egg wash and place another round on top, crimp, brush top with egg wash or cream, sprinkle with sugar and cut a vent in the middle, continue until all the dough is used and bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on rack, serve warm with ice cream or heavy cream.
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No sour cherries in So CAL. This recipe is killer…
Thanks Liz, I bought these last year and decided to go ahead and use them, Can’t wait till they come in season again. Thanks so much,
Great recipe idea, thanks for sharing! Fiesta Fridays sounds so fun, doesn’t it?
I love parties, even virtual ones. It is a lot of fun, thank you so much.
Hey, sorry to scape in but why don’t you join the party? I am one of the co-hosts and would be delighted to see you there – submissions can be posted until Wednesday and you will meet lots of lovely supportive bloggers too!
Hi Selma; I am delighted to join in. Thank you so much I linked to Angie’s site. Should I link somewhere else, so happy to meet a co host. I’m new at this and don’t know if I did it right, very excited about Fiesta Friday!! Love your asparagus cigars, YUM!!
Suzanne – sorry – Imeant that comment for the blogger who said that Fiestas looked like fun! Do ask her to join in too…
Thanks for the head’s up! I will see you there 🙂
Cute as buttons. Party on…
Thanks Stacey!
Can you send about 50 of these up to VT for a birthday party? LOL. They sound delicious.
I’d like to hand deliver them, I need a break from NYC!! Thanks Bevi.
Let me know when!
Oh I will, thank you.
So pretty Suzanne and I love that crust…looks so crispy. I love the sour cherry filling too, but I really love that you added ginger, omg! I LOVE ginger…seriously, I love it on just about anything. I bet the smell when these were baking was phenomenal.
Thanks so much Brandi! The pie crust is really good, I’ve been using this recipe forever.
You had me at sour cherries! Beautiful recipe 🙂
Love sour cherries too thanks so much!
I’ve never tried cherries with ginger before – bet that’s delicious. As you probably know I love anything to do with cherries. Anyway, enjoy F&F. I’m taking a week off. Co-hosting did me in. 🙂
It was a first for me but ginger hoes with do much I wanted to give it a try and I really like it! Thanks Johnny!
This sounds (and looks!) soooo good! I can’t wait to make it, I love cherries! 🙂
Yes cherries are great thank you do much!
Wow, these sound awesome! And look beautiful !
Thanks so much!
Cherries and ginger, what a great combination Suzanne, never tried it! I love the dough, so crispy, no doubt you´re having an awesome party, even if it is a virtual one!
It was on a whim that I combined them but I really like how they taste together. Thank you so much,
Hand pies–perfect for mingling at a party 🙂 These look fantastic and if you’re rolling out crust, your hand must be at least a little bit better?
Thank you, yes it is a little better. I think that with time it will improve. Thank you again,
These are beautiful and so tempting, Suzanne: I love sour cherries, although they are hard to come by here… Great recipe!
Thanks Stefano, we get them here but there is a very short window. One of the farmers at the green market preserves them and I always try to get a quart bottle of them. They are wonderful.
This is interesting, Suzanne: what do they use to preserve them?
I didn’t there is a stand at the farmers market that sells preserved vegetables and fruits. I bought it from them, I am not an astute canner or preserver, probably could if I set my mind to it. This farm stand at the market does a great job and I hate the thought of pitting cherries,
I’ve always loved a good cherry pie, yours looks ever so wonderful!
Oh me too, thank you so much.
I am so excited that you’ve joined the Fiesta Suzanne – fabulous to see you here! Hopefully there’s one of your pies left for me! Or even just a bite of one… they look so good! It looks like such a great crust you’ve used – I’ll be keen to give these a go, though perhaps with some autumn apples or pears. Have a wonderful weekend!
I think they would be amazing with apples or pears and even with the ginger it would be delicious. Thanks so much Margot and so happy to have joined the party.
So lovely and perfect for Fiesta Friday! Thanks so much for bringing them! 😀
Thank you so much, so pleased to be at the party!
DELISH!! LOVE cherry pies, and these are so clean and neat! No messiness like when you cut a large cherry pie-and you gotta love that!
Exactly, I love a slice of pie but it can be messy. I love the ease of and pie’s and it’s great individual portions, so perfect for entertaining. Thank you Christina!
I cannot believe this is your first submission, welcome welcome! sour cherries and ginger sound like a wonderful combination, I might be tempted to put a dab of creme fraiche on there, seeing as the hand pies already have portion control!
Oh yes Creme Fraiche definitely, I would sprinkle with just a little brown sugar. Oh that would be good, Thank you so much and I am so happy to be at the party.
oh creme fraiche and brown sugar, sounds absolutely perfect. If you dont know the beautiful film about president Mitterrand’s cook, and love beautiful china and great food, and a wonderful touching story and need something relaxing to watch in the next days I recommend this film – it is the visual equivalent of your sour cherry ginger pastry hand pies – wholesome, soul soothing and ultimately satisfying http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/world/europe/culinary-battles-of-mitterrands-chef-go-from-kitchen-to-screen.html?_r=0
Oh what a wonderful article and I must see that film, thank you so much for the link. What an amazing story.
Good job, suzanne! I like it! 🙂
Thanks so much Mochi, no butter and it would be a great vegan dessert!!
I can swap with nut butter or soy butter easily, no hassle! Don’t worry! Have a nice Mother’s day! 🙂
Lovely pies Suzanne! I am so intrigued by the combination of ginger and cherries – and that dough – wow! This is oneheck of a way to join the Fiesta Friday partay! 🙂
Thank you Shashi, Fiesta Friday is so much fun. Looking forward to more.
Sounds delectable!! I love the pairing of ginger with stone fruits, but haven’t tried it yet with cherries. Can’t wait until sour cherries arrive where I am – last year I had the worst luck trying to find them!
Thank you so much, it’s a lovely combination and sour cherries can be elusive. I was lucky to get a jar of them at the market last year. So happy I waited to use them and thrilled to have brought these to the party.
Hi, Suzanne! I am glad you made it to FF. 🙂 Welcome to the Fiesta! ❤
We do really love desserts here at FF and we are so thrilled that you brought these gorgeous hand pies. Did you bring enough? 😀 Maybe some others want to take home. Ssshhh! 😛
Anyway, you are coming back for more FF, yes? Well, please make sure to come again next time! And thanks a lot for bringing these! ❤
Have fun and have a pleasant FF and weekend!
Thank you so much Jhuls, I hope I brought enough, LOL. The crowd is getting bigger and bigger. I am so thrilled to be able to participate and can’t wait for next week and also the yeast/herb challenge. So much fun.
Yay! I am a little scared with the challenge as I have few not so good experiences with yeast. But in any case, I would participate – failure or success! 🙂
Good luck with the challenge! 🙂
I love working with yeast, so this is super exciting for me. I can’t wait to see what everyone brings.
Can I express order 4 for breakfast, please?
Looks delicious!
Coming right up, LOL, thanks Anatoli. If we all get together again I will bring.
it is not “if”, it is “when” 🙂
Yes, soon I hope.
Hi there – welcome to Fiesta Friday – I am co-hosting with Jhuls this week and we are so delighted that you have not only made it but also brought these gorgeous cherry pies – yes please, can I have another?! Hope to see you again at Angie’s, in the meantime, I hope you are getting the chance to visit the other revellers and make some new friends too! Enjoy the party!
I have a lot of catching up to do, I am going to look through everyone’s submissions. Thank you and Jhuls for co hosting and I cannot wait to see what everyone brought,.
These looks so adorable. Cherry pie has never been one of my favourite, but paired with the ginger they sound delicious!
I hope you’re having a lovely weekend
(I adore your background btw, so cute!)
– Michelle x
Thanks so much Michelle, the ginger really makes those cherries stand out! Thanks also re the background. My friend and fellow blogger Azita from Fig and Quince did the artwork. She is amazing.
Suzanne, this was bookmarked and will be tried the moment sour cherries start rolling in, I promise you that. I go picking every year. I have a sweet cherry tree, but it has never given me any fruit. It needs a different variety nearby for pollination. Duh!
I would have never thought of adding ginger. How creative! Do you think rose water would be good in here as well? I’ve been trying to find ways to use it. Since you brought up Azita’s name in your last comment, I’m reminded I still have almost a bottle full. Remember I last used it to make Azita’s send-off apple tarts? We all miss her, don’t we?
I would do cardamom and rose water with the cherries I think that would be really interesting. Thanks so much, yes miss Azita so much, I know there are posts but can’t wait for her to get back. She is my neighbor you know, lives literally 4 houses away on my block. We see each other frequently and I do miss her a lot. I do remember your delicious apple tarts, I make my own rose water from the roses in my back yard. Have been meaning to blog about it and will this year once my roses bloom. Thank you so much Angie for Fiesta Fridays I am making new friends, finding great new blogs and lots of great recipes.
So happy to meet you through Fiesta Friday…and what an entrance you make with these delicious cherry pies! Keep bringing food like this and we’ll be begging you to come back. 🙂 Both sweet and sour cherries are readily available in the summer months practically out my back door…I’m bookmarking this recipe now so I have it available when the first crops are ready. Thanks for sharing your scrumptious recipe!
Very nice to meet you Nancy, very very excited about Fiesta Friday. Thank you so much, I envy that all those cherries are so close to you. How wonderful and thank you so much for the welcoming email and kind words.
I love the idea of hand pies, but we don’t really have them over here… or maybe we do and I’m just missing out! Cherry would be my first choice of filling for a pie though.
Kind of like a Cornish Pastie, only sweet. Not sure you have Pasties’s either but they are delicious and so easy to make. I love individual pies. Thanks so much.
Mmmm, your cherry pies look good. Served warm with ice cream sounds SO good. 😉
Thank you so much, yes warm with ice cream is the best.
I have never made a pie before. This is so simply explained, thank you. I love the combination of cherries and ginger too!
It’s really so simple, I think that people are unnecessarily frightened by making make pie crust. The results are delicious it really is so worth it. Thanks so much.
love these hand pies! cherry is a great flavor!
Thank you so much.
Suzanne- These are just so cute!! the crust looks so crispy and cherries with ginger–genius. Loved checking out the Fiesta Friday too… thanks.
Thank you. I hope you sign up for Fiesta Friday’s it really is fun!
It does look fun Suzanne– and a whole new source of recipes to try!! I need to study the directions how to join in. thanks.
Oh yes, please do, just go to the link for The Novice Gardener, all you have to do is leave a comment that you would like to participate and you will be added. What fun!
Now I really want to lick my screen. Cherry and ginger = perfect. That crust looks divine. I love how they ooze out just teasingly so. I’ve never made hand pies but now I need to make these, stat. So nice to see you at FF, Suzanne!
Thank you, I know don’t you love it when there is that little bit of oozey goodness peeking out of the pie, Thanks and look forward to many more FF’s.
Needless to say, that I love cherry pies! The crust looks superb! And have a great time at FF! 🙂
Thank you so much, I love fruit pies and must say cherry has always been at the top of my list of favorites.
There’s nothing like a delicious-looking mini cheery ginger handpie to make my day! Wish I could grab one from the computer right now!
Thank you so much Serena! Have a wonderful day.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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Thank you so much and same to you.
Never thought of Cherry-ginger flavor combo! Interesting. Can’t wait to try that filling in my pita-bread 😀
Thank you so much.
These are the cutest hand pies in the existence of hand pies 😀
And super delicious too!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
LOL, thank you so much.
I am so going to make your hand pies. I have been wanting to make both hand pies and/or a cherry pie for a few years now and couldn’t be happier to see your post. We have two little pie shops fairly close to my house and every time I visit and pick up a couple of hand pies I wonder why I don’t make my own. No excuses now. I have your instructions and inspiration right here.
Thank you, I just love little pies like that, it’s more manageable than a slice of pie, less messy and the perfect portion. I do hope you like them.
Wow! This is super! I’m glad to have a fellow newbie around!
Yay, I’m in very good company!
These look fantastic! I make a cherry ginger cobbler and love the flavors together – so I know I’d love these little guys!! I can’t get sour cherries here, but I’ll improvise. So, so good and full of summer.
I love that you too have tried cherry and ginger combo it’s wonderful. Thanks so much Susan.
LOVE those little hand pies Suzanne! That crust looks like pure perfection! Cherries and ginger make a great combo, no?
Thank you Lidia, you are so right cherries and ginger are great together.
YUM! These are adorable. Anything and ginger for me. ♥
Thank you, me too!