Norpro Mini Pocket Pie Mold, Red 4.75 inch x 4.5 inch/12cm x 11.5cm

This is a very good press. Con. Doesn't cut clean. I use a ravioli roller to make my pizza dough for this. Used one can apple filling chopped in my one cup chopper. 1 can filling did 12 Pie's. 2 cups worth. Made 3 cups for dough. Was 1 cup to many. Made 2 extra out of a jam.I rolled my dough using fair amount flour. Thru my raviola roller bought Amazon for 29 dollars see its bout 26 now.First couple dough doesn't fit. Not big enough. Rolled it with small roller. Better. But not great. .wait run it thru the last setting of 5 on my roller. Better not good enough. Set the roller num 6. Perfect. Was thru twice. Fits more than enough. No pulling and stretching. You can see in attached photos. I also learned after about 3 times thru num 1. I press the dough together. At the ends while still in the press. Now I have a continuous belt of dough using my left hand to give it slack. Then 3 times thru on 4 more settings and never pull it out. Cut with dough scraper. Then cut and stack with lot flour in between each piece. Put some flour on the press and really never did it again. No sticking problems. Oh will stick slightly is you don't pull most of the excess. With that cut or pulled it falls right outIn some of the pics you will see how over fitting the dough by running it one click thinner. Covered the press easyJust baked up a dozen apple pies. Poked a small holes in top. Needed to twist the blade. Got about 4 that leaked. Need some room to let off steam. Not Press's fault. Cut a v and pry dough up. Maybe 2 slots. Live learn

Works perfect for making pop tarts

I know this is going to sound odd, but I was looking forward to making “pseudo-pop-tarts” with better and healthier ingredients.No recipies, NONE.

First I will say that it got here a few days early, I'd selected the no rush shipping option which at checkout it said it'd be here on a Tuesday, well my surprise when I got home on Saturday to find it already here. Was a very nice surprise.PIZZA DOUGH REVIEW -I bought this thinking it'd make my pizza pockets quicker and easier to make, and well I wasn't exactly right but I wasn't wrong either. When I make pizza pockets I'll admit I'm just making something quick and easy, sometimes because I'm in a hurry and well...sometimes because I'm being lazy. And well who doesn't like junk food on occasion?So I get all my things together to make them, can pizza dough, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, bell pepper, and well you get the picture. I read the directions and think, okay, this will be easy. I used a little flour and rolled out my dough, cut the dough, put it in and then realized...yeah this isn't going to work. The dough when cut using the bottom of mold is a bit too little, you'll have to stretch the dough a bit more to get it to fit on top of the mold properly, which mean DO NOT ROLL YOUR DOUGH TOO THIN. After fixing that mistake I reached the point of putting the top dough over the filling and pressing it down, then opening it...2nd mistake hits me. I didn't use enough flour and the dough is sticking to the mold a bit too much, pulling it out was a chore because I was trying not to rip the whole thing open and cause a huge mess, I was only half successful. I did manage to save that one but once cooked...yeah I should have just tossed it, there were a lot of leaks on it and it ended up in the garbage anyways. So yet again I go back, redo my dough with quite a bit of flour and the whole thing finally worked right. I ended up with nice little pizza pockets, though I will admit I didn't get half the fillings in I wanted.The moral of this for me is "When trying to make a quick meal quicker...DON'T" I literally could have made pizza pockets and cooked them twice by the time I was ready to put these in the oven. I'm hopeful next time (when/if I get the nerve to mess with it again) will go a little quicker, but to be truthful even the flouring and rolling out of dough to the proper thickness is a little time consuming. It's just much quicker and easier to make the pockets my old way, they don't look as pretty as with the mold but I'm just not sure pretty is worth the trouble.PIE CRUST REVIEW -Thankfully I had no problems with using pie crust with the mold...if I had I'm afraid I would have chucked this into the "Junk Drawer" where it would never be seen again. I used a premade pie crust from the refrigerated section of the store (2 crusts in 1 box) and had no trouble at all making my mini pies.OVERALL -I won't be chucking it in the "Junk Drawer" but I won't be using it half as often as I thought I would be.

Just right for portion sizes because you know we always want to eat the whole pie. It makes anything with dough. Be inventive. No more trying to seal anything with a fork anymore. Just place a full piece of pastry dough over whole mini mold fill and close. You have the choice to fill it with anything you want. and it doesn't split open. I make extra and cook them 3/4 of the way through and freeze them. When I take them out I finish the cooking time and they taste just as good as if you baked them right away. I sometimes use meat and vegs. for the filling. I cook up what I want first then fill close and seal. Then I bake them until they are crispy. You can't go wrong, well maybe sometimes until you get the hang of it. It is sturdy but don't try over filling it. That's the trial an error part. It would make a perfect gift. If you give someone homemade made anything along with the Nopro then they will be hooked just as much as you will be. It's not just a gadget that you through into your cabinet it is a real useful addition to your kitchen.

Got a picky eater? One addicted to Pop Tarts and Hot Pockets? Want to switch them to home-made? Trying to do meal prep for budget or dietary reasons? Give this a try!My daughter was running out of options for variety on the meal prep, and the grandchild was always asking for Hot Pockets or Pop Tarts. Popeye and Amazon to the rescue!!! Gave one of these to my daughter for her birthday, along with several recipes for everything from Empanadas to Pieroshki/Varenki. And she has been using them all!Some homemade pastry crust, use the back to cut out the size, place it in the well, lay in some filling, and press!First came Peanut Butter and Jelly, then some fresh apple slices with cinnamon and sugar, and she recently went all in with cabbage and bacon - her man said it reminded him of treats his Ukrainian Grandmother used to make! SCORE!More importantly - the grandchild now turns his nose up at the store bought variety, and wants to help make the pocket pies (both sweet and savory) to help Mom with the week's prep.As NorPro is a reliable brand, I'm expecting this one to be around for a long time...enjoy, kiddos. Can't wait to see what you come up with during the Holidays!