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    Quick and Easy Gluten Hand Pies: Air Fryer and Oven Baked Options

    Published: Aug 6, 2021 by Sandi Gaertner · 20 Comments · As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Wait until you taste these flaky, gluten free hand pies! They have a buttery crust wrapped around a delicious fruity filling. These homemade Gluten Free Hand Pies are so easy to make in under 30 minutes! Drizzle them with icing, or enjoy them plain!

    Drizzling icing over a gluten free air fried hand pie.
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    • Why This Recipe Is Great:
    • Ingredient Notes:
    • Tips For Sucess:
    • How To Make Gluten Free Hand Pies:
    • Oven Baking Directions:
    • Recipe FAQ:
    • More Gluten Free Pie Recipes:
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    I am so excited to share this new recipe with you. It uses my popular Gluten Free Pie Crust recipe and can be made in your air fryer or in your oven. You can make them in any shape, from traditional to holiday shapes, so grab your favorite cookie cutters.

    This gluten free hand pie recipe is flexible, and you can use ANY fruit filling in this recipe, even canned peaches! You can use pie filling or even this apple filling I used in my Gluten Free Apple Crumble Bars.

    If you are trying to decide on what air fryer to get, I have a great list of the best air fryers for gluten free. I include a great pros and cons list for each model.

    Why This Recipe Is Great:

    1. If you love super flaky hand pies but are short of time, you will love my new Gluten free Air Fryer Hand Pies Recipe!
    2. The flaky crust is from my tried and true gluten free pie crust recipe, which gets rave reviews!
    3. Use any filling from fruit to Nutella!
    4. From start to finish, you can make these flaky hand pies in under 30 minutes!

    This worked great! I ended up with about 14 individual hand pies; I plan to freeze some without filling for later use. But the air fryer worked like magic! Very happy with these. I also cut them out with a mug but rolled them a bit flatter and in an oval shape for better crimping/filling without running over. I used King Arthur measure for measure GF flour."

    Amanda M., Pinterest comment

    The flaky crust is based on my popular Gluten Free Pie Crust recipe.

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    Ingredient Notes:

    Photos of the gluten free hand pies ingredients.
    • Gluten Free Flour Blend - I tested this recipe with Cup4Cup and King Arthur Measure for Measure. Although both worked well, I believe the Cup4Cup made a better hand pie because of a much flakier crust. That doesn't mean others will not work; I have not tested other flours.
    • Sugar - Use cane sugar.
    • Xanthan Gum - If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
    • Unsalted Butter - To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute the butter for vegan butter.
    • Eggs - Use large eggs.
    • Fruit Filling

    I have several incredible gluten free pie recipes. Let me know which you like best :-). You may also love these Gluten Free Cranberry Hand Pies. They are a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce!

    Allergen Information:

    This recipe is gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free. Make it dairy-free by using plant-based butter and a dairy-free flour blend. (Cup4Cup has milk powder, so do not use this blend.) Note that I have not tested any egg replacers in this recipe.

    If you are gum-free and can not have xanthan gum, use my DIY Gluten Free Flour Blend. It works well in this recipe.

    A baked pie crust in a pan.

    Tips For Sucess:

    • Make sure the butter is VERY cold. This will help create those flaky layers.
    • If you use cookie cutters to shape your hand pies, rinse them every few cut-outs so they pull away easily.

    Hand Pie Filling Ideas:

    • Nutella
    • Pie filling
    • Fresh fruit (tossed with melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon)
    • Canned fruit (I used canned peaches)
    • Smores with chocolate and mini marshmallows

    How To Make Gluten Free Hand Pies:

    For this recipe, I used my Ninja Foodi Air Fryer, but any air fryer will work well. Note the temperatures I used may vary slightly as many air fryers have different temperature settings.

    Photos of steps 1 and 2 making air fryer hand pies.

    Step 1: Add your dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to blend.

    Step 2: Add cut cold butter chunks into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour. You can also freeze your butter and use a cheese grater to grate the butter into the flour mixture.

    Photos of steps 3 and 4 making air fryer hand pies.

    Step 3: This is what your flour blend will look like with the cut-in butter.

    Step 4: Mix the water and egg to create the flaky dough.

    Photos of steps 5 and 6 making air fryer hand pies.

    Step 5: Place the dough onto the wax paper. Dust the dough and wax paper with a little flour if needed.

    🔑 Sandi says: Every gluten free flour blend has a different grain-to-starch ratio and may vary slightly on how sticky the dough is. Use your best judgment so you can work the dough easily.

    Step 6: Roll the dough to ¼ or your preferred thickness. Use a large circle cutter to cut out your dough circles. You can also use any shape of cookie cutter.

    Photos of steps 7 and 8 making air fryer hand pies.

    Step 7: Spoon some fruit onto each half of each circle of dough. Be sure to leave the edges plain so they can be crimped later.

    Step 8: Fold the dough over the fruit. Use a fork to press the edges together around the dough. Cut 2-3 air holes for the steam from cooking fruit to vent out. This will help prevent the fruit juice from coming out of the seams.

    Step 9: Brush each hand pie with an egg wash. This will allow the top to brown. *Don't forget, I include oven baking directions below.

    Photos of steps 9 and 10 making air fryer hand pies

    Step 10: Sprinkle each hand pie with coarse sugar. Preheat the air fryer to 350º F for 5 minutes.

    Photos of steps 11 and 12 making air fryer hand pies.

    Step 11: Remove the air fryer basket and spray a little oil on the basket of the air fryer, then place the hand pies in the basket. Make sure air can circulate around each hand pie.

    Step 12: Cook the hand pies in the air fryer at 350º F for 12 minutes. (If your hand pies are large, you may need to set the cooking time to 15 minutes.)

    Step 13: Allow the gluten free hand pies to cool and drizzle with icing.

    An oven baked heart shaped hand pie.

    Oven Baking Directions:

    • If you prefer to bake your hand pies, follow the assembly directions above.
    • Preheat the oven to 350º F.
    • Place the hand pies onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. This is important because it will be hard to remove if fruit leaks and bakes on your cookie sheet.
    • Bake the gluten free hand pies for 15-20 minutes. The baking time will vary depending on the size of your hand pies.
    • Remove the hot hand pies from the oven and place them onto a cooling rack.

    Check out those flaky layers!!! If you love pie as much as we do, you will want to check out these 50+ Gluten Free Pie Recipes. You are guaranteed to find some new favorites!

    A gluten free air fried hand pie cut in half on a plate.

    Recipe FAQ:

    How do you keep hand pies from getting soggy?

    Brushing the hand pies with egg wash seals moisture so the hand pies don't get soggy. Also, be sure not to overfill the hand pies. Too much juicy filling can make them soggy.

    Which gluten free flour blend is best for hand pies?

    For this recipe, I liked Cup4Cup the best. King Arthur Measure for Measure also tasted great, but Cup4Cup definitely was the flakiest.

    How do you reheat hand pies?

    You can eat hand pies warm or cold. If you prefer warm, reheat them for 10 minutes at 350º F.

    Can these be made with savory ingredients?

    Yes! To make these with a savory filling, omit the 1 tablespoon of sugar in the crust, and don't sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar.

    How do you store hand pies?

    These hand pies will keep fresh for up to 4 days. Store them in an airtight container.

    Can you freeze hand pies?

    You can easily freeze these hand pies. Store in a zip-style freezer bag. They will keep fresh for up to 4 months.

    The top view of two plates full of air fried hand pies.

    More Gluten Free Pie Recipes:

    • Gluten Free Pecan Pie
    • Easy Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie
    • Gluten Free Hatch Chile Apple Pie
    • Gluten Free Mixed Berry Pie

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    Drizzling icing over a gluten free air fried hand pie.

    Gluten Free Air Fryer Hand Pies

    Sandi Gaertner
    Delicious flaky fruit filled hand pies cooked in just minues in your air fryer.
    5 from 14 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 13 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Gluten Free Dessert Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 hand pies
    Calories 186 kcal

    *As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups gluten free flour blend *(see note)
    • ½ cup butter COLD
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 egg large
    • ⅓ cup water + 2-3 tablespoons as needed (see note)
    • 1 cup fruit canned or fresh with sugar/brown sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Add your dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to blend.
    • Add cut cold butter into the dry ingredients. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour.
    • This is what your flour blend will look like with the cut in butter.
    • Add the water and egg and mix them into a flaky dough.
    • Place the dough on wax paper. Dust the dough and wax paper with a little flour.
    • Roll the dough to ¼ or your preferred thickness. Use a large circle cutter to cut out your dough circles.
    • HINT: My biscuit cutter was only 3 inches so I used a large coffee mug to cut out larger circles.
    • Spoon some fruit onto each half of each circle of dough. Be sure to leave the edges plain so they can be crimped later.
    • Fold the dough over the fruit. Use a fork to press the edges together around the dough. Cut 2-3 air holes for the steam from cooking fruit to vent out. This will help prevent the fruit juice from coming out the seams.
    • Brush each hand pie with an egg wash. This will allow the top to brown.
    • Sprinkle each hand pie with coarse sugar. Preheat the air fryer to 350º F for 5 minutes.
    • Remove the air fryer basket and spray a little oil in the basked of the air fryer then place the hand pies in the basket. Make sure air can circulate around each hand pie.
    • Cook the hand pies in the air fryer at 350º F for 12 minutes. (If your hand pies are large, you may need to set the cook time to 15 minutes.)
    • Allow the gluten free hand pies to cool and drizzle with icing.

    Notes

    1. I tested this flour with Cup4Cup and King Arther Measure for Measure. Both worked great but the Cup4Cup hand pies were flakier. This doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
    2. If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
    3. To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute the butter for vegan butter.
    4. These hand pies will keep up to 3 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.
    Hand pie filling ideas:
    • Nutella
    • Pie filling
    • Fresh fruit (tossed with melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon)
    • Canned fruit (I used canned peaches)
    • Smores with chocolate and mini marshmallows

    SPECIAL NOTE

    Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1hand pieCalories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 379IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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    Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.

    This recipe was updated from an older August 2021 post with more recipe details.

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    1. Allie

      November 06, 2023 at 7:36 pm

      Can I just use apples??

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        November 07, 2023 at 12:13 pm

        Hi Allie, I want to make sure I understand your question. Do you mean use an apple filling?

        Reply
    2. Hope S

      September 06, 2023 at 5:27 pm

      5 stars
      I loved these! Made them with blueberry filling. It would have helped me to know how big to make the circles or how many pies this was supposed to make. I think mine ended up making 11.

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        September 07, 2023 at 11:15 am

        I am so glad you loved the recipe. The blueberry filling sounds yummy.

        Reply
    3. Debi Tarter

      March 18, 2023 at 5:06 pm

      5 stars
      These are delicious!

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      • Sandi Gaertner

        March 18, 2023 at 10:52 pm

        I am so glad you loved it!

        Reply
    4. Cayla

      July 23, 2022 at 2:43 pm

      5 stars
      I made this recipe using Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Baking Flour & fresh apples. Absolutely excellent!!! Definitely on my make again list & I want to try to make “pizza hot pockets” with it too. I think my Celiac teen would love it! Thank you for this fantastic recipe♥️

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        July 23, 2022 at 3:42 pm

        I am so excited you enjoyed it...teens can be tough to please so I take this as a high compliment :-).

        Reply
    5. Kayla

      May 04, 2022 at 8:13 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious and so simple and fun to make! My kids made them with me and had a blast! Will be making these again and again!

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      • Sandi Gaertner

        May 04, 2022 at 10:06 pm

        I am so glad you and your kids loved them Kayla! Thank you for coming back to let folks know!

        Reply
      • Allison

        July 23, 2022 at 1:13 pm

        5 stars
        Super easy and delicious! Definitely a keeper!

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        • Sandi Gaertner

          July 23, 2022 at 3:42 pm

          I am glad you loved these, Allision. I appreciate your coming back to let others know how good this recipe is.

    6. Beth

      August 23, 2021 at 10:26 am

      5 stars
      This post made me so happy! I recently went gluten-free and am on the hunt for tasty desserts. I will be eating a lot of these with every fruit I can think of!

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        August 23, 2021 at 10:31 am

        I am so glad you loved it Beth :-). I have lots of resources if you need. Going gluten free is easy once you get the hang of it.

        Reply
        • Karen Baer

          January 17, 2022 at 1:08 pm

          Hi. Do you think you can use this same recipe for empanadas?

        • Sandi Gaertner

          January 17, 2022 at 1:14 pm

          Hi Karen, I bet you could but I would omit the sugar from the dough. Keep me posted on how they turn out.

    7. Hanna

      August 23, 2021 at 10:06 am

      5 stars
      Hand pies are totally nostalgic for me. I used to make them with my Grandmother! I love having a gluten-free version now. Thanks for all your great recipes!

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        August 23, 2021 at 10:31 am

        I am so glad to bring back those beautiful memories. Thank you for stopping by Hanna :-).

        Reply
    8. Ella

      August 11, 2021 at 7:36 pm

      I don't have an air fryer so how long would I cook them in my oven?

      Reply
      • Sandi Gaertner

        August 12, 2021 at 2:24 pm

        I would bake them at 350º F 15-20 minutes, depending on how large they are. Check them in 12 minutes.

        Reply

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