These jam hand pies are the *perfect* tea party pastry

You’ve planned your springtime tea party, you’ve thrifted the *cutest* tea cups and you’ve figured out which finger sandwiches to serve. Now what? It’s time for the final course—dessert! Sweet treats are a tea party must, and while picking something up from the market is a totally solid option (there’s only so much time in the day!), these jam hand pies are great when you want something a little more special. Cute, tasty and easy-to-make, these pies even use ingredients you might already have on-hand.

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Ingredients

1 pack premade pie crust

Strawberry jam

1 egg

1 tbsp milk

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375F. On a floured surface, unroll the first pie crust. Cut off the rounded edges so you are left with a large square. Set the scraps aside. Cut down the middle of the big dough square and then lengthwise so you are left with 4 smaller square pieces. Follow this method with the second pie crust. Collect the dough scraps into a ball, roll it flat and cut out two more dough squares similar in size to your existing ones. Don’t worry if they’re not perfect squares!

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Mix egg and milk together to make your “egg wash.”

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Spread 1 tbsp of jam each onto half of your dough squares and moisten the edges around the jam with egg wash.

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Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes on the other dough squares. Place these squares on top of your jam squares and crimp the edges with a fork to seal.

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Use the dough shapes you cut out of the top squares as decoration. Brush the shapes with egg wash and place them egg-wash-side down onto your pastries. Get creative with it!

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Finally, brush the top of your pastries with additional egg wash and bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!

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