Hand-held apple pies are adorable twists on the classic pie. Without a fork or plate, hand pies have homemade apple pie's flaky crust, tender apple chunks, and warming spices!
– 2 pie crusts (homemade or store-bought)– 2 cups chopped apples (240 grams)– ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)– 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (15 grams)
Ingredient
– ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract– ½ to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (adjust to your personal preference)– ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg– 1 large egg lightly beaten
– 1 tablespoon milk (15 ml)– 1 tablespoon butter (15 grams) cubed into small pieces (optional)– coarse sugar for sprinkling on top (optional)
Direction
You need to roll out the pie dough. Make sure both crusts are the same thickness, which is about 1/8 inch. After this, cut out about 18 to 20 circles with a 3.5-inch round cookie cutter.
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Put the chopped apples, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg in a large bowl. Toss the ingredients together until they are well mixed.
Fill the hand pies: Put half of the pie dough circles in the middle and fill them with the filling. After that, put a little butter on top of the peanut butter.
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Create hand pies: Cover the filled circles with the unfilled pie dough circles. Fork-crimping the edges seals the hand pies and prevents filling leakage.
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Bake: Brush each hand pie with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and cut three small slits in the centre to release steam. Bake the hand pies until golden.