Indulge in a delightful culinary experience with our delectable pocket pies, a versatile dish that transforms your leftover ingredients into mouthwatering handheld treats. These individual pies boast flaky, golden-brown crusts that cradle a symphony of flavorsome fillings, ranging from hearty beef stew to savory chicken pot pie and tantalizing vegetarian delights. Each bite offers a harmonious blend of textures and tastes, making them perfect for a quick and satisfying meal or a delightful snack on the go. With just a few simple steps, you can create these delightful pocket pies in the comfort of your own kitchen, using up leftovers and creating a new dish that will tantalize your taste buds.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
APPLE HARVEST POCKETS
Experience the classic flavors of fall in a simple recipe using ingredients you have on hand. Apple pie pockets are handheld and perfect for on-the-go snacking. These fold-over-style apple pockets are delicious warm or cool.
Provided by Pillsbury Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crusts on work surface. Cut each crust into quarters, making 8 wedges.
- Mix apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Top half of each crust wedge with 1/3 cup apple mixture. Fold untopped sides of wedges over filling. With fork, press edges to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cut several small slits in top of each to allow steam to escape.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm or cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Turnover, Sodium 260 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g
EASY BAKED FRUIT POCKET PIES
Easy 3 ingredient baked pocket pies.
Provided by Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern
Categories Desserts
Time 28m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pies
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Dust work surface with a little flour.
- Unroll puff pastry sheet then cut into four sections.
- Brush the inside outer edge with the egg wash.
- Add approximately two tablespoons of your chosen fruit filling to the center of one side of the pastry quarter sheet.
- Fold over the puff pastry to cover the fruit filling and gently press the edges to seal.
- Cut three slits across the top of the hand pie then place on the baking sheet.
- After all pies are assembled and on the baking sheet, brush the tops with the remaining egg wash.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Glaze
- Add the milk in increments to the powdered (confectioners) sugar and stir. Use more or less milk to achieve desired consistency.
- Drizzle over fruit pies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 502 calories, Carbohydrate 90 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 23 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 45 grams fat, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1 pie, Sodium 396 grams sodium, Sugar 22 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 34 grams unsaturated fat
POCKET PIES FILLED WITH LEFTOVERS
Put holiday leftovers to good use with this kid-friendly recipe, adapted from Lucinda Scala Quinn's "Mad Hungry" cookbook. For an easy on-the-go meal or quick lunch down the line, prepare and freeze an extra batch.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers Finger Food Recipes
Yield Makes about 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Working with one disk of dough at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface. Using an overturned bowl about 5 inches in diameter as a guide, cut out three circles; set aside. Gather dough scraps, reroll, and repeat cutting process. Repeat process with remaining disk of dough.
- For each pocket pie, mix together a 1/4 cup of filling using turkey, mashed or sweet potatoes, stuffing, and/or cranberry sauce as desired. Place each 1/4 cup filling on one side of each dough circle. Moisten edges lightly with water and fold dough over filling to form a half circle. Pinch edges of dough together to seal and crimp with a fork.
- Place pocket pies on a prepared baking sheet; transfer to refrigerator until chilled slightly, about 10 minutes. Pierce each pie on the top twice using the tines of a fork and brush with egg.
- Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let pies cool 5 minutes before serving. Pies can also be cooled and frozen, then reheated in the microwave.
TASTY HAND-HELD CHICKEN POT PIE POCKETS
Easy to make and eat, mini chicken hand pies are pockets made of refrigerated biscuit dough filled with boneless breast chunks, frozen veggies, gravy, and instant potatoes.
Provided by Roxbury-Brower
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 3h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place chicken in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cover and cook, stirring halfway, until no longer pink in the center, 6 to 12 minutes.
- Pour half the chicken broth into the skillet with the chicken. Add frozen vegetables, dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, minced garlic, gravy mix, and salt. Stir and cover; reduce heat to medium and cook until flavors meld, about 8 minutes. Add instant potatoes and stir until incorporated. Add remaining chicken broth and stir. Cover and reduce heat to low; cook until thickened to your liking, about 8 minutes more.
- Remove skillet from heat and allow to cool, about 30 minutes. Pour into a container, cover, and refrigerate filling, 2 hours to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
- Open and unroll dough into one continuous sheet. Place on a prepared baking sheet. Pinch all seams together, sealing them. Stretch the dough to twice its size using a small rolling pin. Score the sheet into 8 squares using a knife. Repeat with the remaining dough on the other baking sheet.
- Place 1 heaping tablespoon of filling into the center of a dough square. Pull the side up and over the mixture. Seal the edge carefully with your fingers and then using a fork. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven, watching carefully until just starting to brown, about 13 minutes. Brush pies with beaten egg and cook until dried, about 2 minutes more. Allow to cool for a few minutes before eating.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132.4 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 477.2 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
SAVORY CHICKEN POCKET PIES
These handheld pies can go directly from the freezer to the oven to bake. From frozen, place on a baking sheet, brush with egg wash, and bake according to the recipe but for a few extra minutes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers Finger Food Recipes
Yield Makes 10 pocket pies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the chicken in a pot and add water to barely cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 50 minutes. Skim and discard any foam as it rises on the surface. Remove the chicken to cool continue to boil the broth to reduce and concentrate to about 1 quart. Remove the meat from the chicken and shred.
- To make the filling, melt the butter in a medium-sized hot skillet and add the onion, celery, and carrot. Saute over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the salt and flour and cook for 1 minute more. Add the chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 heaping cup shredded chicken and the Parmesan cheese. Cool in the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter or line a baking sheet.
- To form the pocket pies, work with half of a disk of dough at a time, rolling it out on a floured surface. Using an overturned bowl (about 5 inches across), cut out circles about 3 at a time from each piece of dough. After cutting out all your circles, gather all dough scraps, reroll, and cut out a final time. Place 1/4 cup filling on one side of a dough circle. Wet the edges of the dough with the water. Fold the dough over to form a half circle. Pinch the edge of the dough together. Crimp the edge with a fork. Repeat the process until all the filling is used. The pocket pies can be frozen at this point.
- Place the pocket pies on the prepared baking sheet and chill for a few minutes. Prick each pie on top twice with a fork. When ready to bake, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the egg wash over each pocket pie. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. The pies can be cooled and frozen to reheat in the microwave.
POCKET PIES
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 3h10m
Yield 10 to 15 pies or 8 to 10 toaster pastries
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Pulse for a few seconds and then pour into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the shortening and knead it into the flour with your hands until it is crumbly. Add the milk all at once and mix in with a spatula until it begins to come together. Lightly flour your hands and the countertop and turn the dough out onto the countertop. Knead the dough ball, folding over 10 to 20 times. Using a rolling pin roll the dough to 1/3 to 1/2-inch thickness, then cut into rounds using a 2 1/4-inch ring. Roll each round as thinly as possible or to 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling onto the dough, brush the edges of half of the dough lightly with the egg wash, fold over and seal the edges together with the tines of a fork, dipping it into flour as needed. Gently press down to flatten and evenly distribute the filling and snip or cut 3 slits in the top of the pie. Dock pies that are going to be deep-fried, instead of snipping or cutting slits.
- To pan-fry pies, place a medium saute pan over medium low heat along with 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable, canola oil or butter. Once heated, place 2 to 3 pies at a time into pan and saute until golden on both sides, approximately 3 to 4 minutes per side. Allow to cool 4 to 5 minutes before serving.
- To deep-fry pies, heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or a large heavy pot to 375 degrees F. Once hot, add 1 to 2 pies at a time and fry until golden brown, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.
- To bake pies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place finished pies onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- To make toaster pastries:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Divide dough in half and roll out to less than 1/8-inch thick. Cut into 4 inch by 5 inch rectangles. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling onto center of one piece of dough. Brush the edges with egg wash and top with second piece of dough. Seal edges by pressing together with tine of fork. Gently press down to flatten and evenly distribute the filling and dock the top of the pie. Repeat with second half of dough.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to cool completely and place into zip-top bags until ready to toast. The pies will not be brown until toasted.
- Place all of the ingredients into a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a bowl and place in refrigerator to cool completely before using as filling.
- For each pie place 1 to 2 tablespoons onto the center of the dough. Follow directions above.
- Yield: enough for 10 to 15 pies
- Place the sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and butter into a large zip-top bag and squish to combine. Cut a whole in 1 corner of the bag.
- For each pie, pipe 1 to 2 tablespoons of mixture onto the center of the dough. Follow directions above.
- Yield: enough for 10 to 15 pies
Tips:
- Use a variety of leftovers to create unique and flavorful pocket pies. Leftover meats, vegetables, and cheeses are all great options.
- Be creative with your seasonings. A simple combination of salt and pepper is a good starting point, but you can also add herbs, spices, or a splash of hot sauce to taste.
- Don't overfill the pocket pies. Too much filling will make them difficult to close and seal properly.
- If you're using a pre-made pie crust, be sure to thaw it completely before using. If you're making your own pie crust, be sure to chill it for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out.
- Bake the pocket pies until the crust is golden brown and the filling is heated through. This will usually take about 20-25 minutes.
Conclusion:
Pocket pies are a delicious and easy way to use up leftover ingredients. They're perfect for a quick and easy meal or snack, and they can be easily customized to suit your taste. So next time you have some leftovers, don't throw them away - make a batch of pocket pies instead!
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