These Sour Cherry Hand Pies Have a Super-Easy Secret

This simple trick will cut the work in half.

By Country Living StaffPublished: Jul 1, 2016

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Of course, cherry pie always tastes best when it's made from scratch. But sometimes you just want pie, and you want it fast. Believe us, we'll be the first people to tell you that nothing beats a handmade pie, however, when it's summer and you'd rather be relaxing outside instead of baking in the kitchen, it's best to get in and outta there. Plus, nothing beats portability when it comes to picnics.

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Enter our sour cherry hand pies. Not only are they cute, they taste mighty good, too.

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Our recipe tells you how to make 'em with handmade dough—but if you want to literally cut the work in half (hey, there's porching to be done!) substitute store-bought puff pastry to make things super simple. Easy as pie!