Categories: pastry
Ingredients
- 1 batch pie crust ( enough for 2 9-inch pies)
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp. water
- 6 Tbsp. filling such as jam, chocolate-hazelnut spread, chocolate, prepared pesto and ricotta cheese, scrambled eggs and crumbled sausage
- Sugar, or dried herbs and ground black pepper, optional
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- For pop-tart style pastries;
- Roll the first disc of pastry on a lightly floured surface into a 9 by 12 inch rectangle, trimming edges with a knife. Cut the rectangle into six smaller rectangles. Gently separate rectangles from counter and lay them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between tem.
- With a pastry brush, “paint” each rectangle with beaten egg (you will have some egg left over, set it aside.)
- Mount 1 Tbsp. of filling in a thin line down the center of each rectangle.
- Roll out second disc of dough repeating steps to create 6 rectangles.
- Lay a rectangle of pastry over each filling-topped pastry.
- Alternately, roll dough as directed above, but cut into circles using a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place a very small spoonful of filling in the center of half of the dough circle. Top each filled circle with a second circle of dough.
- Press the edges with a the tines of a fork to seal. Brush tops with beaten egg and prick a few holes in the top of each pastry with a fork. Sprinkle tops with sugar if using sweet filling, or with dried herbs or coarse ground pepper for savory filling, if desired.
- (Pastries can be frozen at this point on the baking sheet. Transfer frozen pastries to a freezer-safe container, separated by layers of parchment. Bake directly from freezer when ready to serve.)
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack for about 20 minutes.
- Store tightly covered for up to 3 days, heat in toaster oven at 375 degrees for 5 minutes.
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Note: if using salted butter, omit salt. For an easy chocolate filling, combine unsweetened cocoa powder, softened butter, and granulated sugar to taste to form a paste.