Air fryers are a great tool for making our favorite recipes in a quick, healthier way. The cherry hand pies recipe I’m sharing today is from Robin Fields’s “I Love My Air Fryer” 5-Ingredient Recipe Book.
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The “I Love My Air Fryer” 5-Ingredient Recipe Book
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The “I Love My Air Fryer” 5-Ingredient Recipe Book
By Robin Fields
7/20/21
$16.99 Paperback; 224 pages
Want simple meals that your entire family (even the pickiest eaters) will devour? Looking to avoid the grocery store and use some of the ingredients you already have on hand? The “I Love My Air Fryer” 5-Ingredient Recipe Book is here to help!
This easy-to-use cookbook provides mouthwatering, whole-food dishes for every meal—from breakfast and dinner to appetizers and dessert—using favorite, familiar ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
Including 175 delicious recipes using five—or fewer—ingredients, these fast, affordable meals don’t require a lot of prep or shopping, so you can spend more time out of the kitchen doing the things you love. Best of all, these satisfying, flavorful recipes are sure to be a big hit with everyone in the family. Whether you need an easy dinner on a busy weeknight or want to cut back on time (and money) in the grocery store, this cookbook has you covered!
Cherry Hand Pies Recipe
These pies are flaky and deliciously sweet. They’re oozing with cherries and buttery flavor. This no-fail dough is perfect for those who aren’t familiar with making piecrust. It couldn’t be easier to make this tasty dessert.
Pantry Staples: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar
Hands-On Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes per batch
Serves 6
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup cold salted butter, grated
5 tablespoons ice water
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 cups canned cherry pie filling
1 large egg, whisked
Instructions
1 Preheat the air fryer to 320°F. Cut parchment paper to fit the air fryer basket.
2 In a large bowl, mix flour, butter, ice water, and sugar until a soft ball of dough forms.
3 On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a 12” × 16” rectangle. Cut dough into six
rectangles by cutting across the center, then down into three columns. Each rectangle will be 4” × 8“.
4 Place 1⁄2 cup pie filling onto the lower half of each rectangle. Fold the top over the filling and press the edges closed with a fork.
5 Using a pastry brush, gently brush top of each pie with egg. Place pies on parchment in the air fryer basket, working in batches as necessary.
6 Cook 15 minutes, turning after 10 minutes, until golden brown and flaky. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
PER SERVING
CALORIES: 380 | FAT: 16g | PROTEIN: 4g | SODIUM: 160mg | FIBER: 1g | CARBOHYDRATES: 55g | SUGAR: 4g
CHERRY NOT YOUR THING?
Make this recipe using your favorite canned fruit pie filling. Blueberry, peach, and strawberry varieties will all work great.
Cherry Hand Pies
These pies are flaky and deliciously sweet. They’re oozing with cherries and buttery flavor. This no-fail dough is perfect for those who aren’t familiar with making piecrust. It couldn’t be easier to make this tasty dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 c cold salted butter grated
- 5 T ice water
- 2 T granulated sugar
- 3 c canned cherry pie filling
- 1 large egg whisked
Instructions
-
Preheat the air fryer to 320°F. Cut parchment paper to fit the air fryer basket.
-
In a large bowl, mix flour, butter, ice water, and sugar until a soft ball of dough forms.
-
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a 12" × 16" rectangle. Cut dough into six rectangles by cutting across the center, then down into three columns. Each rectangle will be 4" × 8".
-
Place 1⁄2 cup pie filling onto the lower half of each rectangle. Fold the top over the filling and press the edges closed with a fork.
-
Using a pastry brush, gently brush top of each pie with egg. Place pies on parchment in the air fryer basket, working in batches as necessary.
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Cook 15 minutes, turning after 10 minutes, until golden brown and flaky. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
Excerpted from The “I Love My Air Fryer” 5-Ingredient Recipe Book by Robin Fields. Copyright © 2021 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Photographs by James Stefiuk. Used with permission of the publisher, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved.
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These sound perfect for a summer treat on the back patio, with a cup of coffee and a good book to read (and the time to read it). :)
I agree! Except I think I need to stay in the air conditioning! It's nice to "see" you!