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Sweetpotato Hand Pies

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Author: Meredith Bernard

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweetpotatoes
  • 2 tbsp butter softened
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Splash of vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 Pillsbury pie crusts softened

Instructions

  • Cook sweet potatoes until tender. (Boil, bake or microwave).
  • Peel and mash.
  • Blend mashed sweet potatoes with other ingredients in a bowl. You can use a mixer. I prefer a wooden spoon.
  • Soften two pillsbury pie crusts (or make homemade if that suits you!)
  • Cut out 3” circles with cookie or biscuit cutter (or a drinking glass. Use what you’ve got!) Roll out to 3 ½” (with a rolling pin…or glass.)
  • Place 2 tbsp filling in middle of each circle.
  • Moisten fingertips with water and rub edges to create a better seal, fold over filling and pat together with fingers, then crimp edges with a fork.
  • Fry or Bake:
  • Fry in 350 vegetable oil or crisco ½” deep (no less temperature or they will be soggy) flipping when browned on bottom side (2-3 min.) and remove when brown on bottom again.
  • Bake in 425 degree oven 12-15 min or until light golden brown.
  • Serve warm alone or with vanilla ice cream.