Sausage and Feta Hand Pies

Name: Sausage and Feta Hand Pies
Yield: makes 1 dozen
Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 1 small head fennel (about 1 pound), trimmed, cored, and thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional); Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 plum tomatoes, quartered lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled; 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped; All-purpose flour, for dusting; Pâte Brisée (page 224); 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3 tablespoons fennel seeds

January 24, 2012

If you prefer less spice, omit the red pepper flakes. When you make the dough for this recipe, instead of shaping the pieces into disks, pat them into rectangles; this will make the dough easier to roll out and cut into squares.

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