Hand Pies

Apple Blintz Hand Pies
Photo: 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

Blueberry Hand Pies
© Kamran Siddiqi

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

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Chicken Pot Pie Hand Pies

Chicken Pot Pie Hand Pies
© Scott Hocker

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

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Cherry Hand Pies

Cherry Hand Pies
© John Kernick

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

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Beef Hand Pies

Beef Hand Pies
© Line Klein

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

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Pumpkin Hand Pies

Andrew Zimmern's Pumpkin Hand Pies
© Madeleine Hill

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.

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Hand Pies with Pear and Rutabaga

Hand Pies with Pear and Rutabaga

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.

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Greek Hand Pies with Greens, Dill, Mint and Feta

Greek Hand Pies with Greens, Dill, Mint and Feta
© Lucy Schaeffer

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.

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Pear-Cranberry Hand Pies

Pear-Cranberry Hand Pies

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

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Caramel-Pecan Hand Pies

Caramel-Pecan Hand Pies

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.

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Apple Blintz Hand Pies

Apple Blintz Hand Pies
Christina Holmes

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

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