Hand Pies

By Food & Wine

Updated January 13, 2017

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Christina Holmes

From sweet caramel-pecan hand pies to savory chicken pot pie hand pies, here are Food & Wine's best hand pie recipes.

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Blueberry Hand Pies

Credit: © Kamran Siddiqi

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These lovely hand pies from baker and cookbook author Kamran Siddiqi are crisp, flaky and bright with super berry flavor.

Pies and Tarts

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Chicken Pot Pie Hand Pies

Credit: © Scott Hocker

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These are just as great as leftovers as they are right out of the oven.

Chicken Recipes

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Cherry Hand Pies

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Puff pastry makes quick and impressive work of these buttery, sweet cherry-filled hand pies.

More Pie and Tart Recipes

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Beef Hand Pies

Credit: © Line Klein

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These buttery, flaky, beef-filled mini pies are quick and impressive.

Savory Pies and Tarts

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Pumpkin Hand Pies

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These delicious pumpkin hand pies are easy to make and fun to eat. According to Andrew Zimmern, the dough is so simple and forgiving that his 9-year-old helps him make it.

Delicious Pumpkin Recipes

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Hand Pies with Pear and Rutabaga

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These hand pies are a curious cross between sweet and savory, featuring rutabaga, a delicious winter root vegetable that is so often overlooked. Combined with the classic pairing of pear and ginger and enclosed by light and nutritious whole spelt pockets, the pies will make an excellent snack, dessert or even side dish.

How to Make Pie Crust

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Greek Hand Pies with Greens, Dill, Mint and Feta

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Jacques Pépin ordered a saiti, a turnover filled with tangy wild greens and feta, at Marianthi tavern in the Greek village of Monemvasía. This recipe is a close approximation. The olive oil in the dough (adapted from a recipe by Diane Kochilas) makes the crust extraordinarily flaky.

Greek Recipes

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Pear-Cranberry Hand Pies

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These flaky little pies may be the ultimate grab-and-go dessert.

Pies and Tarts

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Caramel-Pecan Hand Pies

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At Seattle's High 5 Pie, owner Dani Cone has responded to popular demand by making these adorable, portable pies (she calls them "flipsides"), available not just in the fall but year-round. When she tries to take them out of the rotation, customers get angry; one time, she says, a woman even cried.

Pecan Pie Recipes

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Apple Blintz Hand Pies

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These sweet little pies have a lovely filling that combines tart and sweet apples with farmer cheese and cinnamon.

Great Apple Pie Recipes

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