Savory Hand Pies with Leftover Brisket

Use leftover brisket or different cooked meat to make savory hand pies. They’re very easy and are nice appetizers or lunch snacks.

What are hand pies?

Hand pies are standard in lots of cuisines around the globe and are generally known as turnovers, pasties, empanadas or calzones, relying on the area and cultural affect.

When you’ve had a Pop-Tart, you’ve had a hand pie. They’re mainly transportable little pies that match within the palm of your hand you could eat with no fork.

Whereas Pop-Tarts are stuffed with candy fillings, you can too make savory hand pies with elements like leftover smoked brisket or pulled pork.

The dough used for hand pies can fluctuate. I travel between utilizing store-bought pie dough, homemade pie crust and store-bought puff pastry. Puff pastry is mild, buttery and ethereal.

Hand pies are often baked or fried. At present’s do-it-yourself hand pies recipe is baked on my Ninja Woodfire Grill. It’s also possible to bake them within the oven or on a pellet grill.

When you get the hold of this system, which received’t take you lengthy in any respect, get artistic. The flavour mixtures are restricted solely by your creativeness.

Substances

• Puff Pastry: Search for this dough in your freezer part at your grocery retailer. Every field accommodates puff pastry two sheets, which is what number of you want for this full recipe.
• Leftover Cooked Brisket: Or every other leftover cooked meat.
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slices: Or every other taste cheese slices that you just choose.
• BBQ Sauce
• Egg: Combine with water to create an egg wash.
• Googly Eyes: If you wish to make these into mummies for Halloween, add the googly eyes on the finish.

Substitutions: As an alternative of puff pastry, you can too use common pie crust. 

See the total recipe card beneath for servings and a full listing of elements.

The right way to put together and cook dinner hand pies

Preheat your Ninja Woodfire Grill. Set the operate to bake, the temperature to 325F levels and the time to half-hour. I all the time set the bake time for longer than wanted on my Ninja, so it doesn’t flip off early.

1. STEP ONE: Thaw the puff pastry at room temperature and roll it with a rolling pin to flatten. Break every cheese slice in half and place the cheese slices on the puff pastry. Use a pizza cutter or knife to chop across the slices, leaving about 1/4 inch further on all sides.

2. STEP TWO: Lay the pastry slices and cheese on a small sheet pan lined with parchment paper. High with leftover brisket and a drizzle of BBQ sauce.

3. STEP THREE: Mix a overwhelmed egg and slightly water to make an egg wash. Brush the perimeters with the egg wash.

4. STEP FOUR: For common hand pies, place one other piece of puff pastry on prime of the brisket. Pierce small slits within the prime with a knife to vent. Then seal the perimeters with the tines of a fork.

For lattice hand pies or mummy hand pies, reduce the remaining pastry into skinny strips. Lay the strips throughout the brisket, cross-crossing some to make it seem like a mummy.  Go away a gap close to the highest of every pie for the eyes.

5. STEP FIVE: Use a pizza cutter to wash up the perimeters. Then, crimp the perimeters along with a fork. Brush the highest of every hand pie with egg wash.

6. STEP SIX: Place the lined baking sheet on the grill and bake for quarter-hour, till golden brown.

7. STEP SEVEN: Take away from the grill. For mummy pies, add one to 2 googly eyes on prime of every hand pie.

The right way to serve hand pies

These cute leftover brisket hand pies are nice for appetizers or enjoyable lunch snacks.

When you’re having a celebration, place the assembled hand pies on a platter with a small bowl of your favourite BBQ sauce or bitter cream for dipping. 

They’re greatest once they’re served heat, however they may also be loved at room temperature.

Storage

Refrigerate leftover hand pies in an hermetic container within the fridge. A big zip-top bag works nice.

Maintain them for 3 to 5 days. Reheat within the microwave or air fryer.

It’s also possible to freeze hand pies in a zip-top freezer bag for a couple of months. Simply pull one out if you’re searching for a snack.