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Burgundy Berry Hand Pies

6 years ago
Cole Whitney
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Ode to the joy of pie – mix the best berries of the season and pack them in these sweet hand pies. Individually portioned so there’s no fighting over the last piece. We added Perfected Sodium Alginate to stabilize the pie filling so there’s no leaks and no berry stains on your favorite holiday sweater.

Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)

Ingredients

  • 520g (4 cups 1 tbsp) Bread Flour (extra for dusting)
  • 454g (1lbs) Butter, Cold
  • 50g (3 tbsp + 1 tsp) Skim Milk
  • 7.5g (1 1/2 tsp) Salt
  • 60g (4 tbsp) Water

Equipment

  • Cheese Grater

Timing

Active Time: 10 Minutes

Total Time: 1 Hour

Yield

~ 1lb Dough

  • Mix Dough

    In a bowl, mix together the bread flour and salt.

    Use a cheese grater to shred the butter into the flour mixture.

    Coat all the shards of butter with flour and salt mixture.

    Slowly incorporate the water and milk until it forms a rough dough.

  • Knead Dough

    Knead the dough a 4-5 times or until it comes together. Do not overwork the dough.

    Press the dough into a disc, cover, and place in the refrigerator until needed.

Burgundy Berry Pie Filling

Ingredients

  • 325g (¾ lb) Strawberries, Stemmed & Quartered
  • 300g (â…” lb) Raspberries, Whole
  • 300g (â…” lb) Blackberries, Halved
  • 100g (6 Tbsp 2 tsp) Sugar
  • 7.5g (1 Tbsp ¼ tsp) Perfected Sodium Alginate
  • 60g (¼ cup) Red Wine
  • (use a dry full flavored wine like Zinfandel, Shiraz, or Rioja)
  • 2.5g (1/2 tsp) Salt
  • 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Equipment 

  • Medium Mixing Bowl
  • Silicone Spatula

Timing

Active Time: 20 Minutes

Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Yield

~ 1 Quart of Filling

  • Prepare Berries

    Reserve blackberries in a separate bowl they will be added last. Blackberries contain natural calcium that will prematurely gel the sodium alginate.

    In a bowl dry mix together the sugar and perfected sodium alginate.

    In a separate bowl place the strawberries, raspberries, sugar/ perfected sodium alginate mixture, red wine, bitters, and salt. Mix together gently with a rubber spatula until the berries are coated.

  • Macerate Berries

    Allow this mixture to sit for 1 hour to macerate and thicken.

  • Add Black Berries

    Add the blackberries and gently mix once again. Do your best to not break up the berries.

    Allow it to sit for 10 minutes before use or refrigerate for up to 7 days.

Hand Pies

Ingredients

  • 1 Recipe Pate Brisee
  • 1 Recipe Burgundy Pie Filling
  • 1 Egg
  • 30g (1 oz) Water

Equipment

  • Pastry Brush
  • Rolling Pin
  • Ruler

Timing

Active Time: 15 Minutes

Total Time: 15 Minutes

Yield

6 Hand Pies

  • Prepare Pate Brisee

    Preheat an oven to 385°F.

    Cut the pate brisee dough in half.

    On a floured work surface roll out each of the pate brisee to a 1/4th inch thick rectangle The rectangle should roughly be 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.

    Use the back of a knife and a ruler to gently mark the perimeter of each hand pie. Each pie will be 3 inches wide and 5.5 inches long. This will make 6 hand pies.

  • Add Burgundy Berry Filling

    In the center of each pie place a 2-3 oz line of pie filling leave ¾ inch on each side of the filling. Repeat this step until each hand pie has a bottom and filling.

    Beat an egg and water for egg wash and brush all the exposed pie crust around the filling.

    Gently lift the second sheet of pate brisee and lay it over the top of the base. Gently press around the pies to seal in the filling.

  • Cut and Bake Hand Pies

    Cut around the pies until they are all separated and crimp edges with a fork.

    Place the pies on a sheet pan and brush the tops with egg wash. Cut a vent in the top of the pies before baking.

    Bake at 385°F for 9 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

Summary
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Recipe Name
Burgundy Berry Hand Pies
Author Name
Modernist Pantry
Published On
2019-12-03
Preparation Time
0H45M
Total Time
2H45M

3 Comments.

  • Apple Pie with Aplomb
    October 20, 2020 9:51 am

    […] 2 Recipes Pâte Brisée (pie dough) […]

  • Lin Moore
    November 1, 2020 12:34 pm

    In the Pate Brisee instructions you say to add the water and the milk, but milk is not listed in the ingredients. How much milk?

    • Janie Wang
      November 3, 2020 4:06 pm

      Updating!

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