Spooky Cherry Eyeball Pies-Recipe of The Week 10/ 17

Caleigh Duff

Recipe Source: allrecipes.com. Makes only 1 batch.

Prep Time:      Cook Time:      Cool Time:    Total Time:      Servings:    Tin:

30mins             25mins            15 mins         1 hr 5 mins        12      12-cup muffin tin

Ingredients for Pies

2 sheets refrigerated pie dough

1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

6 fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries

1 large egg

Ingredients for Pie Decoration

1 small tube white decorator icing with small round tip

red berry sauce or seedless raspberry/strawberry jam, slightly warmed for drizzle

Directions

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

Step 2 Roll pie dough out on a work surface. Cut out 12 circles with a 4-inch round cookie cutter.

Step 3 Gently press each circle into the cup of a standard muffin tin to form a mini pie shell. Pierce the bottom of each crust a few times with a fork.

Step 4 Pre-bake empty shells in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Remove muffin tin from the oven and allow for the shells to cool for about 5 minutes.

Step 5 Spoon cherry pie filling evenly into the shells. Roll out the remaining pie dough and cut out 12 circles with a 3-inch round cookie cutter. Place on top of the pie filling and crimp the edges so the filling is fully enclosed.

Step 6 Slice dark cherries in half. Place one cherry half, cut-side down, in the center of each mini pie.

Step 7 Cut out one large and one small crescent shape for the "eyelids" from the dough scraps. Gently place eyelids onto each cherry, pressing down lightly to secure them (leave about half of the cherry peeking out as seen in the photo below). Repeat for all 12 "eyes".

Step 8 Whisk egg and water together in a small bowl and brush pastry top and eye lids with the egg wash using a pastry brush.    

Step 9 Bake mini pies in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool pies in the tin for at least 10 minutes. Transfer cherry pies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 10 Before serving, pipe a tiny dot on each cherry to create a "glint" in the eye with white icing. Pipe a thin line of white icing along the lower edge of each cherry. Drizzle red berry sauce on a plate to look like a pool of "blood". Set eyeball pie in the center of the plate and enjoy your spooky creation!

Source:allrecipe.com