Name: Cranberry Hand Pies
Yield: Makes 16 servings
Ingredients: 3 2/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes, frozen; 1 pound fresh (or frozen, thawed) cranberries (about 4 cups); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest; 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 1/2 teaspoon instant tapioca (not starch); 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1 large egg, beaten to blend; Raw sugar; A 3"-diameter cookie cutter or biscuit cutter

Four cranberry hand pies oozing cranberry syrup stacked on a plate.

Cranberry Hand PiesChris Court

These tender-crusted little pies are filled with orange-scented cranberries.

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