Spiced Pear Hand Pies

Name: Spiced Pear Hand Pies
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield: 12-14 hand pies
Ingredients: 4 large ripe Anjou USA Pears, peeled, cored, and diced into 1/2 squares; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds removed; 3 tablespoons light agave nectar; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger; 2 tablespoons flour (for work surface); 1 package pie crusts (2 per package), thawed in the refrigerator; 1 egg, beaten

January 30, 2014

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Tami Hardeman, blogger (Running with Tweezers) and creator of these delightful desserts, says of her recipe, "I have to be honest - it's really all about the compote filling that gets folded up into these little pockets. It's chock full of the Indian-inspired spices that I crave with baked fruit: ginger, cardamom, cinnamon. The recipe makes more of this fruit filling than you'll need - save the rest of it in a mason jar for stuffed french toast, some melted brie on toast or stirred into yogurt."

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