Hand pies are made in a couple of ways: in a frying pan in plenty of oil, or in the oven on a parchment-lined baking sheet. The first is fairly undemanding — the dough for it can be anything, at the cook's choice: unleavened, rich, simple, or complex. The requirement for the second is a bit higher — hand-pie dough should bake well, not turn to rubber, and be soft and airy. Ideal choices: yeast or puff pastry.
The five most commonly used ingredients in hand-pie dough recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Dry yeast | 410 | 49 | 6 | 40 |
| Wheat flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Milk | 68 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
How do you make hand-pie dough for the frying pan?
A good dough for fried hand pies is best made with kefir and no yeast. It's pliable, easy to work, and needs no time to rise. And you can knead it in a matter of minutes. The ingredients are simple and cheap — you won't even have to run to the store for them: flour, kefir, baking soda, and vegetable oil. Salt and/or sugar are added to the cook's taste. After kneading, you get a tender, elastic hand-pie dough (recipes on the site in this section). It rolls and shapes perfectly, doesn't fall apart, and holds its form. And the taste — try making it yourself and you'll see! It works for any baking, including pizza, pies, and flatbreads. It's no accident that it's called a stand-in for yeast dough.
How do you knead hand-pie dough for the oven?
Any hand-pie dough recipe that includes yeast will do here. But it's better to keep the ingredients to a minimum and skip an overly rich dough. After all, in this baking the main thing isn't the dough but the filling. The makeup is as follows: flour, water (any liquid you choose), vegetable oil, yeast. Salt and sugar, as in the example above, to choose from and to taste.
The five fastest hand-pie dough recipes:
| Dish name | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple straight-dough yeast hand-pie dough | 15 min | 263 | +77 |
| Hand-pie dough for potato pies | 15 min | 253 | +41 |
| Yeast-free milk dough | 20 min | 260 | +77 |
| Kefir hand-pie dough for the frying pan | 20 min | 237 | +113 |
| Quick yeast dough with milk | 20 min | 272 | +39 |
A great option is yeast-free puff pastry. Hand pies made with it come out wildly delicious. The filling can be anything — sweet or savory. It bakes in minutes and suits both children and adults, breakfast and dinner, quick snacks at work and on the road. And for how to make hand-pie dough this way, see this section.
To keep the calories in this dish to a minimum, it's recommended to settle on a hand-pie dough recipe that uses plain water.