Make this Cherry Pie Pastry for your next Valentine’s Day Tea or Party.  The pastry crust is folded like a small envelope then filled with a sweet cherry filling, sprinkled with sparkling sugar and baked until golden brown.  The sparkling sugar gives the pastry a glistening look and another layer of sweet.  So fun, so easy and so cute.   Read more for instructions on how to make this little sweet envelope of goodness.

Helpful tip:  Select canned pie filling with a lot of fruit.  Drain the fruit from the filling and pat dry with paper towel the individual cherries.(when baking the cherries will create it’s own juice). Jams/marmalades  will not work.. too runny after baking. 🙂

This recipe and photo for the Cherry Pie pastry envelope is for your personal enjoyment and not for profit as in selling in bakeries, restaurants, deli’s, on line shopping -shipping. If you would like to post the recipe and photo on your website – magazine please contact info@lizbushong.com. Thank you so much. 

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How to make this Cherry Pie Pastry Envelope

The pastry is refrigerated pie crust that you find at your local grocery store.  The filling is canned cherry pie filling, be sure to watch for cherry pits in the filling.  You don’t need much filling for each pastry.  If you overfill it, the filling will spill over the pastry and the presentation will not be pretty.  I also used a sharp knife to score around the edges of the crust for added decoration.  You can make this small pastry with any pie filling. This cute little pastry was inspired by A Little loveliness  blog , with Melissa Lester.

Step by Step Pastry Envelope Folding

Make a pattern from the size of envelop you want to copy.  Place the pattern on the rolled pie pastry, I used Pillsbury Pie Crust®.  Using a sharp knife cut around pattern.  Place this pattern on a parchment lined baking sheet. I also tested Gluten free pie crust it is was not successful.

Add 1 large tablespoon of filling to upper third of pastry.  Allow  about 1/2 inch space all around the filling.  You can pick up the edges of the pastry to see if the pastry will fold easily and not have the filling ooze out from the sides.  Fold over the right pastry flap or extension over the center of the filling.  Then repeat with other side.  Tip: Make sure you purchase canned cherry pie filling with extra cherries. Drain off thickened sauce from cherries before putting on dough. When it bakes you will have less spillage.  You want more cherries than sauce.

Fold over opposite corner as seen in photo.

For last fold, turn up pastry point facing you to from the opened envelope.  To help with the presentation and to keep all the envelope points joined , add a heart pastry cut out from the pie crust scrapes.  Using a small amount of water on your fingertip as “glue” to hold the heart shape in place.

Take a sharp knife and score around each flap and edges of envelope.  You don’t have to do this, but it gives the pastry more definition after baking.

Cherry Pie Pastry Envelope to Ready to Bake

Brush an egg wash, water or cream over the finished pastry then sprinkle with sparkling sugar.  Now it is ready to bake. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.  Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn.  Lightly cover with foil it the edges get brown before the center bakes.  Remove from oven and allow to cool, before removing from baking sheet.

Thank you to the following bloggers/magazines and foodies who have shared this little note of cuteness with their audiences.  Thank you for sharing my link with your posts. Very much appreciated! 

Town & Country Magazine   27 Best Valentine’s Day Breakfast Recipes to Treat Your Sweetie

Women’s Day –Pie Envelopes Are Better Than A Valentine’s Day Card

Delish.com  –Pie Envelopes Are Better Than A Valentine’s Day Card

Detik Food.com– Indonesia-  Special for Valentine-This Envelope Pie Can Be a Cute Valentine Gift!

Simple Most.com  These Cherry Pie ‘Envelopes’ Are Like Edible Love Letters For Valentine’s Day

CNN Indonesia   Sweet Love Letters’ Love Lover on Valentines Day

Country Living Magazine-    Pie Envelopes Are Better Than A Valentine’s Day Card

Aileen Luib- The Baller on a Budget blog-16 VALENTINE’S DAY DESSERT RECIPES THAT WILL MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A PRO PASTRY CHEF

15 Deliciously Decadent Valentines Day Desserts

Agrandlife.net/valentines day breakfast

This recipe and photo for the Cherry Pie pastry envelope is for your personal enjoyment and not for profit as in selling in bakeries, restaurants, deli’s, on line shopping -shipping. If you would like to post the recipe and photo on your website – magazine please contact info@lizbushong.com. Thank you so much.