RubyFrost Apple Sausage Hand Pies

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a large sheet pan with parchment. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add the sausage to the skillet and cook, breaking it up into small pieces until brown, around 5 minutes. Remove from the pan, leaving any extra grease in the pan.
3. Add onions and sweet potatoes and sauté for 5 minutes.
4. Add the RubyFrost apples and sauté for 5 minutes.
5. Add the sausage back into the pan and sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and sage. Stir to combine.
6. Add the broth and sauté 2 minutes to reduce slightly. Remove from the heat and cool.
7. While the filling cools, sprinkle a little flour onto a clean surface and unroll the pie crusts. Use a 6 inch bowl to create 8 circles of pie crust (I was able to get 2 circles from each premade crust and then I put the rest together and rolled it out to get the rest).
8. Divide the filling between the 8 circles, placing it into the middle of each circle of crust as compactly as you can.
9. Dip your finger into some water and use it to spread water around the outside edge of each crust to help adhere it. You only need a little bit.
10. Fold each circle of crust in half so that the edges with the water meet, closing each hand pie and forming a half circle.
11. Dip a fork into your remaining flour and use the tines of the fork to press the edges of the circle together to adhere them and close each pie. Then use the tip of a knife to make a couple small slits on the top middle of the pie to vent and place each pie on the sheet pan so they aren’t touching.
12. In a small bowl, whisk a couple Tablespoons of water with the egg until well combined. Brush a thin layer of this over each pie.
13. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
14. Without removing the pies from the oven, reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for another 15 minutes until the pies are golden brown.
15. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.