Baked Peach Hand Pies

August is National Peach Month.  I thought before this month was over, I needed to bake something with peaches.  I made these delicacies and took them to the senior center when I went to play bridge this week.  Everyone just loved them!  And may I just say, I love peach anything!!

• 4 peaches, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 boxes refrigerated pie crusts
• 1 egg white

Glaze

• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1/4 cup milk

In medium saucepan, combine peaches, both sugars, lemon juice, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy, about 8-10 minutes.  Cool to room temperature and then put in a bowl and refrigerate until cold, about an hour.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Remove pie crusts from the packages and allow them to come to room temperature.

Lightly dust your work surface with flour.  Unroll pie crusts and cut 4 circles from each crust using a 4-inch biscuit cutter.  You’ll have to re-roll the scraps to get the 5th circle.  Or maybe even 6 circles.

Beat egg white with 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl until frothy.

Place 1 tablespoon of the filling into center of the circle.  Brush a little egg wash around the edge of the circle and then fold in half.  With tines of a fork, seal edges.  Make 3 small slits on top of each hand pie with a knife to prevent bursting.  Then brush egg wash over each hand pie.  Bake for about 15 minutes.

While pies are baking, whisk together the confectioners sugar and milk in a bowl until smooth.

Remove pies from the baking sheet onto another baking sheet lined with wire rack.  Drizzle glaze over pies and let dry.

You should yield 20 to 24 pies.

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