Comments on: Hand Pies

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:46:22 +0000

In reply to Patty. I hope you love them, Patty! :)

By: Patty

Patty — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:39:50 +0000

I absolutely love hand pies baked and fried. I absolutely cannot work well with butter – I have tried several times – so I always go back to my shortening and part lard recipe. In fact my kids told me to stick with what I know and do well – when I try something different.

But seeing this recipe makes me want to make a hand pie – my mom always baked hers also. Yours look beautiful.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 28 May 2026 02:17:57 +0000

In reply to Peg Eckenrod. Thank you so much for trusting my recipes, Peg! I hope you love these hand pies! :)

By: Peg Eckenrod

Peg Eckenrod — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:23:41 +0000

hand pies are great I love all of your recipes,I know they will always work. and be good Thank you peg

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:52:13 +0000

In reply to Seva. Hi Seva! That should work just fine. :)

By: Seva

Seva — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:46:43 +0000

Can I use premade pie crust?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:42:37 +0000

In reply to Yaz. Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Yaz! I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much! :)

By: Yaz

Yaz — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:31:46 +0000

So flaky and delicious.

By: Terri White

Terri White — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:19:43 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. They were adorable and delicious! I may try your chocolate turnover filling with my second disk.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 02:36:34 +0000

In reply to Terri White. Thank you so much, Terri! I hope these are a huge hit! :)

By: Terri White

Terri White — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:37 +0000

My dough disks are currently chilling and my blueberry filling is ready. Honestly, I’ll never buy blueberry jam again because, my stars, it is delicious! I can’t wait to complete these as I’ve never made Hand Pies before and Sam’s recipes NEVER fail.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:12:45 +0000

In reply to Vickie. Hi Vickie! Check the food processor note in the recipe card; we'd recommend either of those two options over a blender. Hope that helps!

By: Vickie

Vickie — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:57:25 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Would a blender work in place of a food processor?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:30:49 +0000

In reply to Janet Miller. No, Janet, that definitely wouldn't work. The sour cream provides the liquid that a pie crust needs, and shortening is just fat.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:28:28 +0000

In reply to Tammy Hunt. I'm so glad you enjoyed them, Tammy! Did you happen to use the egg wash on the top after assembling them? That should help the top layer brown. :)

By: Tammy Hunt

Tammy Hunt — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:31:37 +0000

These pies were sooo delicious.. only used half of the dough & filling due to me being a diabetic without self control when it comes to apple pie..🤣 I will never make any other pie crust recipe again.. had trouble rolling out all butter crusts in the past due to lupus but this was so easy. I do think I might have gotten it too thin in some places cause I folded them over.. only question is that they browned wonderfully on the bottom but not on the top..any tips for that.. thanks for a delish treat

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:26:37 +0000

In reply to Shawna M Spaller. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Shawna! :)

By: Shawna M Spaller

Shawna M Spaller — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:55:20 +0000

In reply to Melody.

I loved this recipe! Great flavor,flaky buttery crust. I was brave and made the crust at the same time vs having it on hand prior. With that being said, the process was pretty labor intensive and took a lot of time, however, it was so worth it. The pies were wonderful and don’t forget it makes a lot! I got 10 pies cutting 4.5 squares. The crust is to die for. I will use more cornstarch next time to create a thicker filling with less liquid. I’m sure the amount needed depends on the type of apple you use. I used an organic fuji apple. I also used a bit more sour cream,maybe a 1/2 to 3/4 TB. I will definitely make this recipe again but will break up the steps. (make dough night before, peel/chop apples in advance.
Wonderful recipe, family loved these!
Shawna

By: KZ

KZ — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:27:01 +0000

Overall, it’s a good dough recipe, but I found I needed additional sour cream to have it come together. Tender and I found I could reroll without problems. But I could not get 15 hand pies out of this recipe unless they were quite small. I used my own peach filling and dusted with sugar and cinnamon. A bit of work, but worth it.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:06:49 +0000

In reply to MaryLynn. Wonderful! Thanks for letting us know, MaryLynn

By: MaryLynn

MaryLynn — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:27:32 +0000

In reply to Diane.

Just finished making the apple hand pies and they came out soo good!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:26:53 +0000

In reply to Tina Green. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Tina! :)

By: Tina Green

Tina Green — Wed, 29 May 2024 05:43:55 +0000

I made these today. Oh so yummy. Great recipe. I did peach and added a little fresh ground nutmeg.Thank you and again amazingly good. Its a make again recipe for sure.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:17:31 +0000

In reply to Karen. Hi Karen! Yes you could absolutely use a savory filling instead. Enjoy!

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 16:31:15 +0000

In reply to Lesley. can a savory filling be used? I REALLY want to make Dingle Pies (Irish lamb & herb) but, I can't stand 'regular ' pie crust taste.... This sounds so much more flavorful!