Potato Sausage Hand Pies Food

POTATO SAUSAGE HAND PIES

Steps:

• Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain well.
• In a bowl, mix together the sausage, mashed potatoes, cheese and ground mustard.
• Unroll one pie crust on a lightly floured surface. Gently roll the circle into more of a rectangle shape.
• Cut the pie dough rectangle into 6 equal rectangles.
• Spoon about ⅓ cup of mashed potato mixture onto three of the rectangles that you cut. Spoon the mixture out to about ½ inch of the sides of the dough.
• Place the remaining dough rectangles overtop the potato mixture, matching the edges.
• Use the tines of a fork to press the edges together all around the rectangle.
• Use the tines of a fork to poke a few holes in the top of the hand pie to vent.
• Place the hand pies on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining 3 pie crusts to make a total of 12 hand pies.
• Make an egg wash by whisking the egg and milk together in a small bowl
• Brush the top of the hand pies lightly with the egg mixture.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
• Serve warm with warmed beef gravy for dipping.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

GREEN CHILE, ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, AND POTATO HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add canola oil to a 12-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Add potatoes, salt, and pepper. Fry until potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Add sausage and onion to the same pan. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the bowl of potatoes using a slotted spoon. Stir in green chiles. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Divide each pie crust into 3 pieces. Roll out each piece into an 8-inch circle. Add 3 tablespoons of the potato-sausage mixture to each circle. Mix Cheddar and Gouda cheeses together; sprinkle 3 tablespoons over the filling.
• Beat egg and milk together to make egg wash. Fold dough over the filling in a semi-circle shape. Brush the edge of the pastry with egg wash; press to seal. Flute the border with a fork. Brush the tops with egg wash and score tops with a fork.
• Space hand pies evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

LOADED POTATO MINI HAND PIES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a nonstick pan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until fat begins to render, about 3 minutes. Add green onions and cook until bacon is crisp, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
• Add potatoes to the same pan and stir to coat with bacon grease. Cook over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep them from sticking. Remove from heat and cover with a lid. Let cool.
• Stir bacon and green onions into the cooled potatoes; add Cheddar cheese and sour cream. Season with pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll pie crusts on a flat work surface. Cut out 24 circles using a 3-inch biscuit cutter or glass. Place a spoonful of the potato filling in the center of 12 of the circles, keeping the filling away from the edge of the dough. Cover with remaining circles, pressing tops down lightly.
• Pick up a hand pie and pinch the edges together to seal. Return to the work surface and use a fork to crimp the edges together. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pies.
• Brush beaten egg over the pies using a pastry brush.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

IRISH SAUSAGE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Heat a nonstick fry pan.
• Add the sausages and gently fry for about 10 minutes, until almost cooked through and golden brown.
• Remove from the pan and slice into three, lengthwise on the diagonal.
• Heat the frying pan once more.
• Add half the butter, and when melted add the onions.
• Cook gently for 10 minutes until soft and translucent.
• Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the bacon lardons to the pan and cook over a high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and crispy.
• Remove and drain on paper towel.
• Add the cabbage and 2 TBS water.
• Quickly cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the cabbage is just beginning to wilt.
• Drain off any fat, remove from the pan and set aside.
• Grease a large gratin dish with 1 oz. of the butter.
• Place a layer of sliced potatoes in the bottom of the dish.
• Season with salt, freshly ground black pepper and a sprinkling of the thyme.
• Top with a layer of sliced sausages, then a layer of onion.
• Spoon over the cooked cabbage and bacon.
• Top with another layer of potato, season again as before, then add another layer of sausage, then onion and finally sliced potato.
• Season again with the salt, pepper and thyme.
• Gently heat the cream, stock and bay leaves until almost boiling.
• *DON'T BOIL! Pour over the sausage and potato pie, just to cover the top layer of potatoes.
• Dot with the remaining butter and cover with foil.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 1 3/4 hours.
• Remove foil, increase oven temp to 400°F and bake for a further 15 minutes until golden.

SOUTHWEST STYLE SAUSAGE POTATO-JACK HAND PIES #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In 10-inch skillet, cook maple pork sausage over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Remove sausage from skillet; set aside.
• Separate biscuits and roll each biscuit into a 5-inch round. In a medium bowl combine maple sausage, southwest style hash browns, black beans, and shredded pepper jack cheese.
• Equally divide sausage potato mixture on half of each biscuit round. Fold other half over sausage filling; press edges with fingers to seal.
• Place mini southwest style hand pies on a large nonstick cookie sheet.
• Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with your favorite salsa.

GROUND BEEF AND SAUSAGE PIE (PASTRY OR POTATO TOPPED)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a round or oval baking dish.
• In a large skillet brown the ground beef and Italian sausages with dried chili flakes, onion, garlic, celery, Worcestershire sauce and carrots until the ground beef is no longer pink (about 10 minutes) drain fat.
• Add in grated Parmesan cheese, sliced mushrooms and corn; mix to combine.
• Add in the broth or consomme; simmer for 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• In a small cup whisk together 2 tablespoons soft butter with the flour and add into the simmering mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until thickened.
• Transfer the mixture to prepared baking dish.
• Top with prepared pastry leaving 1-inch overhang, turn the edges under and press firmly to the inside of the dish, then flute.
• Cut slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the pastry is browned and the pie is bubbley.
• Let sit 15 minutes before serving.