Tampa Cuban Hand Pies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Tampa's signature Cuban sandwich is reimagined as a warm hand pie by using refrigerated crescent roll dough.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can crescent dough sheet (such as Pillsbury®)
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/4 pound sliced ham
1/4 pound sliced cooked pork loin
1/4 pound sliced Genoa salami
4 slices Swiss cheese, cut to fit
8 dill pickle chips, dried with a paper towel
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2 Remove dough from the can and roll out into a 9x16-inch rectangle. Cut into 4 equal rectangles.
3 Place 1 rectangle horizontally on a work surface. Brush mustard over the surface, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Arrange ham, pork, salami, Swiss cheese, and 2 pickle chips, in that order, on the left side of the rectangle. Leave the border and right side of the dough exposed.
4 Whisk egg and milk together to make an egg wash. Brush around the border. Fold the right side over the filling and press to seal; crimp the edges with a fork. Cut a few small slits in the top of the hand pie to vent. Brush some egg wash over the top.
5 Repeat with remaining dough, mustard, filling, and egg wash. Arrange hand pies on the prepared baking sheet.
6 Bake in the preheated oven until crisp and golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes. Cover with foil if starting to brown too quickly. Remove pies to a rack to cool for 5 minutes.