Dried Strawberry Hand Pies

So, recently I went to Cameron Highlands (came back today actually) and I think most of you know that strawberries are sold everywhere there. However, I'm not really a huge fan of strawberries especially fresh ones 'coz they're usually sour.


Anyway, I discovered dried strawberries and I liked them because they were sweet compared to fresh ones. So we bought about a kilogram home and I thought maybe I could use some in my baking.


I found a recipe which uses dried strawberries here Sun-Dried-Strawberry Hand Pies. But I modified the recipe to make it simpler to accommodate to the limited availability of certain ingredients in my kitchen.

Ingredients


Pastry
384g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
110g butter (room temperature)
150g sugar
1 egg
milk


Filling
220g dried strawberries
150ml water


Glaze
1 egg


Method


Preheat oven to 190 celsius.


Pastry
1. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix in butter and sugar.
3. Beat in the egg.
4. Add some milk until it forms a dough.
5. Place in the fridge for 20 - 30 minutes.


Filling
1. Cut the dried strawberries into smaller pieces.
2. Place the strawberries into a saucepan and add the water.
3. Heat it with a medium fire until it begins to boil.
4. Reduce fire and let it simmer until most of the water is absorbed.


Tip: Do not let it dry up completely, the strawberry filling should be moist but not watery.


Baking
1. Remove dough from the fridge and roll it out with a rolling pin to a sufficient thickness (preferably 1/8 inch).
2. Use a round cutter with a diameter of 2.5 inches to 4 inches (it is up to you, I wanted it to be smaller so I used 2.5 inches).
3. After you have cut out the rounds, use the rolling pin to flatten and stretch the rounds a little more before spooning the filling in.
4. Fold in half and use a fork to press down on the edges.
5. Brush over with egg wash.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.