Hi guys! My name is Carrie and I’m the Bakeaholic Mama. Master mama and a wannabe baker. With three busy kids and husband it is important to me that I feed them well. I am a firm believer that you can make dinner from scratch in 30 minutes or less that will taste great, you’ll have fun making it and eating it too!
My kids love anything wrapped in pastry. Phyllo dough, puff pastry, pie crust. If it’s flaky and buttery I can get almost anything stuffed inside and they will gobble it up. Savory pies or tarts are a popular dinner in our house!
Today I made my favorite pie crust, I cut the dough into 4 inch circles, filled the centers with a basic spinach artichoke dip. It’s cheesy pie goodness at it’s best!
Spinach Artichoke Hand Pies
Buttery hand pie filled with a mix of cheeses, artichokes, and spinach. Great for an appetizer, or to get your kids to eat their veggies!
Ingredients
- 1 batch uncooked double pie crust
- 2 tbs flour
- 2 tbs butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup frozen artichoke hearts thawed and chopped
- 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
- 2-3 additional tbs of grated Parmesan cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- To start your filling, in a medium sauce pan over medium/high heat. Melt butter and whisk in flour until a thick paste forms. Whisk in milk, nutmeg and shredded cheese. Once cheese has melted remove from heat and mix in spinach and artichokes.
- Roll pie crust dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's about 1/4-1/8 of an inch thick. Using a 4 inch round cutter or bowl cut circles out of your dough. I cut about 20 circles out of mine.
- In the center of each circle place about 2-3 tbs of your filling . Fold sides over and crimp sides together with a floured fork.
- Place on a non stick baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes remove from oven and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over the tops return to oven and continue to bake for another 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Information
Yield
5Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 311Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 31mgSodium 418mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 3gSugar 2gProtein 9g
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Thank you so much for the great recipe Carrie!
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Siera
Tuesday 10th of September 2013
Can these be made ahead of time?
Erin S
Tuesday 10th of September 2013
I would think you could make them ahead, freeze, and then bake the day you want to use them.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Tuesday 2nd of April 2013
I hope you had a fabulous vacay, Erin! I love Carrie so this is a fabulous guest post. These hand pies look beyond amazing - I could easily hoover a few of these down. The photo with the arrows pointing to the gloriously crispy cheese made me laugh...and then drool...and then both, which makes for a messy morning.
Suzanne
Tuesday 26th of March 2013
Oh my, these little pies do look divine! I saw these on instagram and instantly wanted one! Carrie I really wish I had your metabolism :D
Ramona
Sunday 24th of March 2013
Wonderful guest post! These look delightfully good. :)
Angie @ Big Bear's Wife
Saturday 23rd of March 2013
I love all of Carrie's recipes! Love this one too! yum!