Apple, Pear & Cranberry Hand Pies

Directions

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   Dough: Place cream cheese in mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment; beat on low speed until creamy.
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   Add butter; beat until well blended.
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   Add flour and salt; beat just until mixture is well blended and pulls away from side of bowl to form dough.
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   Scrape bottom of bowl, then turn out dough onto lightly floured surface.
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   Pat dough into rectangle; fold in half.
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   Repeat.
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   Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
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   Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
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   Filling: Melt butter in saute pan.
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    Add apples; saute 1 to 2 min.
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    or until softened.
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    Add pears, cranberries, granulated sugar and cinnamon; stir.
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    Cook on low heat 8 to 10 min.
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    or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally.
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    Mix cornstarch and water.
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    Add to fruit mixture; cook and stir 1 min.
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    or until thickened.
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    Cool.
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    Pie Assembly: Portion dough into 20 (2-oz.)
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    pieces (or into 10 [2-oz.]
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    pieces for trial recipe).
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    Roll out each piece into 6-inch round on lightly floured surface; top with 1/4 cup fruit mixture.
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    Moisten bottom edge of dough rounds with water, then fold in half to form half-moon shape.
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    Crimp edges with fork, trimming excess dough if necessary to leave clean rounded edges.
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    Make egg wash by beating together egg and water until blended.
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    Brush top of each pie with 1/2 tsp.
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    egg wash; sprinkle with 1/4 tsp.
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    coarse sugar.
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    Cut 4 or 5 small slits into top of each pie.
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    Place pies in parchment paper-lined sheet pans.
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    Bake in 400 degrees F standard oven 12 to 16 min.
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    or until golden brown.