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Expand2 1/4 cups all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup creme fraiche Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon white vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient
1/3 cup plus a couple extra Tbs. ice cold water Ask a question about this ingredient
1 egg, lightly beaten for an egg wash Ask a question about this ingredient
In a food processor, pulse together the dry ingredients for the dough. Then quickly pulse in the butter until the mixture looks like a very coarse meal - the pieces of butter should still be about pea sized.
Ask a question about this stepAdd in the creme fraiche and 1/3 cup ice water, and vinegar pulse. Add a little more water, 1 Tbs. at a time until everything just comes together to form a shaggy messy dough. Then scoop the dough out and form it into a ball. Flatten the dough into a disc, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill for an hour in the refrigerator.
Ask a question about this step1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into small chunks or coins Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient
1 smallish head of garlic (10 cloves or so), cloves separated but left in their skins Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup peas, fresh if in season otherwise frozen peas that have been defrosted and lightly dried Ask a question about this ingredient
6 ounces crumbled feta Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill Ask a question about this ingredient
sea salt and fresh ground pepper Ask a question about this ingredient
While your dough is chilling, heat your oven to 400F. Toss the carrot pieces with the olive oil and spread on a baking sheet. Add the garlic cloves as well. Roast, stirring occasionally, until the carrots and garlic are just tender, about 25 minutes.
Ask a question about this stepTransfer the carrots to a bowl and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Squeeze in the roasted garlic. Then, toss the carrots and garlic with the peas, feta, and dill. Season with a little salt and pepper to taste.
Ask a question about this stepOn a lightly floured surface roll the dough out into a big old rectangle about 1/8th of an inch thick. Obviously you cannot really roll a perfect rectangle, so either a bit of dough trimming will be in order or you can just make slightly unevenly edged hand pies (which is what I usually do because I kind of like that look). Cut the dough in half horizontally, then into 4ths vertically to make 8 smaller rectangles.
Ask a question about this stepPlace a scoop of filling on one end of each of the rectangles. Then, fold the other side over and seal the edges, using a bit of water on your finger tips to help it to seal, to make little stuffed pockets. Transfer the pockets to parchment lined baking sheets. Use a knife to make 1 or 2 little slashes in each pie to act as air vents. Then brush all of the hand pies with the egg wash.
Ask a question about this stepBake in the 400F degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and flaky. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes, then serve.
Ask a question about this stepThanks so much gingerroot! Your carrot recipes look so delicious too.
Thanks! It was a little taste of spring!
Nozlee is the Assistant Editor of Food52.
There were so many great carrot recipes last week, I'm just catching up. These look really delicious!!