Pear-Cranberry Hand Pies

Ingredients

• 2 pound bosc pears peeled cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 pinch cinnamon 
• 0.8 cup cranberries fresh
• 1  eggs beaten
• 1 tablespoon flour for dusting all-purpose plus more
• 1 pinch ground cloves 
• 1 package all-butter puff pastry cold
• 1 pinch salt 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 25 servings whipped cream for serving

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, toss the diced pears with 1/3 cup of the sugar, 1 tablespoon of the flour and the cranberries, ground cloves, cinnamon and salt.
2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 14 1/2-inch square, about 1/8 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into 8 squares. Spoon the pear filling onto a corner of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Fold the pastry over the filling to make a triangle and firmly press the edges to seal. Crimp the edges with a fork. Prick the top of each triangle once with the fork to allow steam to escape during baking.
3. Transfer the hand pies to a baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until chilled.
4. Preheat the oven to 40
5. Brush the chilled hand pies with the beaten egg and sprinkle them with the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar.
6. Bake the pies for about 30 minutes, until they are golden brown.
7. Let the hand pies cool for at least 5 minutes.
8. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.