Name: Ginger Pear Hand Pies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 hand pies
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup organic cane sugar; 1-1/2 tsp fine sea salt; 2-1/2 sticks unsalted butter, very cold, cubed; 1/3 cup all-vegetable shortening, very cold or frozen, cut into small pieces; 6-7 Tbsp ice water; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 5 cups pears,¹ peeled, cored, and diced; 1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar; 1 tsp fresh ginger paste²; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 tsp ground cloves; before baking: heavy cream, Demerara or other coarse sanding sugar