Cantaloupe Hand Pie
pan chinese cuisine
This recipe uses Chinese-style flaky scallion pastry sheets (shou zhua bing) as a shortcut pie crust, filled with cantaloupe cooked down with sugar.
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Nutrition & allergens
Contains:Egg
Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.
Per serving (4 servings)
- Energy (kcal)
- Unknown
- Protein (g)
- Unknown
- Fat (g)
- Unknown
- Carbs (g)
- Unknown
- Sodium (mg)
- Unknown
Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.
Techniques you'll use
- Pan-frying (jian) ↗
Sear food in a shallow layer of oil, one side at a time.
Steps
- 1
Step 1
Peel and seed the cantaloupe, then cut it into small dice; set aside.
✅ Done when: All the cantaloupe is peeled, seeded, and cut into even dice.
Add the cantaloupe dice to a nonstick pan with the sugar and cook for 5-6 minutes, until softened, then remove from the pan.
✅ Done when: After 5-6 minutes the cantaloupe pieces have softened.
- 3
Step 3
Divide each pastry sheet into four portions, add cantaloupe filling, fold over, and press the edges closed with a fork.
✅ Done when: Each pastry is folded with the filling inside and the edges sealed tightly with fork tines.
- 4
Step 4
If the room is warm the pastry softens and becomes hard to handle, so work quickly.
✅ Done when: The pastry is still firm and easy to handle while you work.
- 5
Step 5
Place the pies on a baking sheet and brush with egg yolk twice.
✅ Done when: The surface of each pie is evenly coated with egg yolk.
- 6
Step 615 min
High heat
After the first brush, bake in the oven at 175 degrees C (top and bottom heat) for 5 minutes, then take out and brush with the second coat. Return to the oven and bake about 10 more minutes. Adjust the time yourself and watch the browning.
✅ Done when: After about 10 more minutes the pies are golden brown on top.
- 7
Step 7
The author notes this batch was baked slightly too long.
✅ Done when: Baking is stopped before the crust over-browns.
- 8
Step 8
After the second coat of egg yolk, sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
✅ Done when: Sesame seeds are evenly scattered over the glazed tops.
- 9
Step 9
Enjoy!
✅ Done when: The pies are ready to eat.
- 10
Step 10
The delicious cantaloupe pies are done.
✅ Done when: The pies are fully baked and served.