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Pepperoni Pizza Hand Pies

Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Gaby

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese cut into chunks
  • 1 cup butter cut into chunks
  • 2 1/2 cups AP Flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 cup cubed mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup cubed pepperoni
  • 1/4 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp milk

Instructions

  • In a food processor combine the cream cheese, butter, AP flour and sea salt. Pulse until the mixture comes together. Remove the dough from the food processor and divide into 2 disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Once the dough has chilled, remove from the plastic wrap and roll out on a floured surface till the dough is a little less than 1/4 of an inch think.
  • Using a large cookie cutter, about 5 inches in diameter, cut circles out of the dough. You can roll out the excess dough and repeat this process until no dough remains.
  • In the center of each circle, add 1 tsp of pizza sauce, 2 tsp of mozzarella, and 2 tsp of pepperoni along with a sprinkle of oregano.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk to make the egg wash.
  • Egg wash the edges of the circle and fold over to close the hand pie. Using your thumb, seal the edges closed.
  • Place the hand pies on a piece of parchment paper and brush the egg wash mixture over the tops. Cut a thin slice into the top of each hand pie as a vent.
  • Bake the hand pies for 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown and the crust appears flaky.
  • Remove from oven and serve immediately with a side of pizza sauce if desired.