Pumpkin Hand Pies

Ingredients

Pastry:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 6 Tablespoon cold water
  • Method
  • Mix together flour, sugar and cocoa
  • Add butter and rub until it resembles breadcrumbs
  • Add water and mix until a dough forms
  • Allow to rest in fridge for 1 hour

Mixed Berry Filling:

  • 2 cups Früzo mixed berries
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Directions

Pastry Method:

  1. Mix together flour, sugar and cocoa
  2. Add butter and rub until it resembles breadcrumbs
  3. Add water and mix until a dough forms
  4. Allow to rest in fridge for 1 hour
  5. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil
  6. Allow to simmer for 30 min or until thickened
  7. Blend slightly
  8. Allow to cool

To assemble:

  1. Roll out chilled pastry and cut out pumpkin shapes
  2. Using a knife cut out faces on 1 of the pumpkin cut outs
  3. You need 2 pumpkins per pie
  4. Place a tablespoon of mixed berry filling on the pastry and place the pumpkin face pastry on tip
  5. Using a fork seal the edges
  6. Baked in a preheated oven of 200°c for 10- 14min

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