Recipes Pumpkin Hand Pies 5.0 (1,790) Add your rating & review 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. Slideshow: Delicious Pumpkin Recipes By Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and social justice advocate. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food and Emmy-winning The Zimmern List, he has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance and understanding through food. In 2020, Andrew returned to television with his MSNBC series What's Eating America, and in 2021, he premiered Family Dinner on Chip & Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network. In 2022, Andrew Zimmern's Wild Game Kitchen will premiere on the Outdoor Channel. All three shows were created by Intuitive Content, the full-service television and digital production company that Andrew heads as both founder and CEO. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 26, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email F&W chef in residence Andrew Zimmern's amazing hand pies are easy to make and fun to eat. Photo: © Madeleine Hill Active Time: 1 hrs Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Yield: 6 Ingredients Filling 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree 3/4 cup half-and-half 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Pinch of salt Crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar 1/2 cup cold vegetable shortening 1 large egg 3/4 cup evaporated milk Peanut oil, for frying 1 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon Directions Make the Filling Preheat the oven to 375°. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk everything together until smooth. Scrape the batter into the prepared pie plate and bake for about 25 minutes, until just set. Let cool completely. Meanwhile, Make the Crust In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the salt and the 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar. Add the vegetable shortening and, using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea size pieces remaining. In a small bowl, beat the egg with the evaporated milk. Using a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the flour mixture until a shaggy dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and gently knead until smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out to a 16-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Using a 6-inch plate as a guide, cut out 6 rounds out of the dough. Work with one piece of dough at a time: Spoon 1/4 cup of the cooled filling into the center of the round. Fold half the dough over itself to form a half moon, pressing to seal. Crimp the edges decoratively, then trim the excess to a 1/2 inch. Repeat with the remaining rounds and filling. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar with the cinnamon. In a large saucepan, heat 1 inch of peanut oil to 350°. Add the hand pies and fry over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until deeply browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pies to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain and immediately dust with the cinnamon sugar. Serve warm. Make Ahead The dough and filling can be refrigerated separately overnight. Rate it Print