halloween

1. 1) Make pie crust: Add flour, salt, and sugar to the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse in ten second bursts until mixture resembles wet sand with pea-size pieces, then drizzle 3 tablespoons ice water and pulse in 3 second bursts 4 to 5 times. Add more ice water until mixture starts to form around blade. Dump out pie crust and shape into 4" disks; wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 45 minutes.
2. 2) Make filling: Combine brown sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, egg yolk, pumpkin, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
3. 3) Assemble: Working with one disk at a time, roll out pie crust to 1/8" thickness and stamp out pumpkin shapes. Transfer half the pumpkins to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and carve out desired faces on the other half.
4. 4) Brush edges of uncarved pumpkin faces with water, then spread 1 to 2 tablespoons filling in the center. Place carved pumpkin on top and press to seal edges with a fork. Transfer hand pies to freezer, 1 hour.
5. 5) When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°. Make egg wash by whisking egg with water, then brush hand pies with wash and bake until light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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