Make dough or buy store bought pastry sheets and cut into large squares.
Season beans with spices, salt and pepper.
Cook and brown Italian sausage in skillet in olive oil.
In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked sausage, beans, chopped spinach, cilantro and shredded cheese.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
Top each dough square with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the meat and bean mixture in the center.
Egg wash the edges of the inside of dough. Fold over each corner over mixture leaving a small opening.
Egg wash the top of the dough. Sprinkle with fennel seeds.
Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. The last 5 minutes top the center of the hand pies with a large pinch of cheese and allow it to melt. Enjoy!