Our Hand Pie & Pocket Maker is a game-changer for easily creating baked goods with beautifully round, crimped edges and just the right amount of filling. Keep reading to find out how to use it, how to pick your dough, and great ideas to help you get started.
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1, 2, 3, Easy: Basic Recipe for Hand Pies or Pockets
Pick a Project and Choose Your Filling
Not sure how to get started? Check out these ideas—then start experimenting with different combinations of dough and filling!
Make stuffed pretzel pockets or custom-made cheesy pizza pockets.Looking for a fresh take on breakfast that’s easy to eat on the go? Fill some pastry crust with cream cheese and dust it with cinnamon sugar.Try your hand at custom toaster pastries.Bake a refreshingly sweet mini galette filled with summer berries.Honey and walnuts paired with pastry dough make a simple baklava.Need a mid-day pick-me-up? Go for a mini pot pie, pizza flatbread, or tomato-cheddar tarts topped with mushroom and onion!
Choose Your Dough
Using different types of dough will give you different flavors and textures—but some work better than others. Some doughs will give you a good seal, but the fluting won’t be as noticeable. Others will give you a great seal and look amazing. And others…well, we don’t recommend using them with this product.
*If you’re using white bread, roll the bread out so it reaches the edges of the mold.
Best for Sealing & Fluting
Good for Sealing
Not Recommended
Refrigerated pie dough
Pierogi dough
White bread*
Fresh or refrigerated pizza dough
Egg roll wrappers
Refrigerated crescent dough
Puff pastry
Cheese wraps
Flour tortillas
Two Kinds of Pockets
Full Circles
For hand pies and other full, round pastries, cut two circles of dough, place one of the circles on the foldable base, add two scoops of filling, top with the other circle of dough, and press down.
Half Circles
For half-circle pockets like dumplings or empanadas, cut a circle of dough, place it on top of the foldable base, add one scoop of filling, and close the foldable base.
Tips for Success
Air Fryer Beignets
If you’d rather start with a recipe, this is a great one to use. These beignets are made in an air fryer and the flavor will remind you of churros. Delicious!
What’s in Your Pocket?
Tell us what combination you tried and, go ahead, show off a little bit and send us a picture!
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