Mini Apple Pies – recipe

It’s cute, it’s sweet, kids love to make them AND you can serve everyone their own pie…people LOVE that!

(You can PRINT or SAVE the recipe at the bottom of this post)

Pre heat Your oven to 400 degrees

Each mini pie will require 1 large Macintosh apple and 1/2 of a Granny Smith Apple

(This combination is the BEST – it is sweet and tart and oh so cheeky)

Cut them up in a bowl like shown above and squeeze a little lemon juice on the top.  Stir.  Then sprinkle 1 Tbsp of white sugar and 1/2 tsp of tapioca.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg and give the whole thing a good stir.

Roll out your crust – you can use your own recipe OR thawed crusts from the freezer aisle at your grocery store.

(You’ll only need 1 if you want a rustic pie – or 2 if you want a pretty pie)

Put your crust in a ramekin and plop all your apples in it.

My daughter is the chef today…Don’t you just love her green chipped nail polish? …. I love her :)

 Don’t be afraid to really go high with your filling!

Now you have 2 choices from here you can fold the pastry up and around (cutting off any excess first) to make it rustic like so……….

My stomach is grumbling

OR you can put a top on it (cut a whole with a cutter first) like this…….

A little leaf cookie cutter is cute!

Then trim, plop on top and make fancy edges with your fingers and thumb………pretty, pretty, pretty

pinch..one two…pinch

Then beat one egg and a splash of cream and give those babies a wash…

 Put these little cutie pies on a lined cookie sheet and place in the bottom of the oven – 400 degrees for 12 minutes, then at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and ENJOY!

OH MY!

TIP:  Put on cookie sheet for easy removal

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Mini Apple Pies

Ingredients

    FOR EACH MINI PIE:
  • 1 - Large MacIntosh Apple, peeled
  • 1/2 - Granny Smith Apple
  • Squeeze - Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbsp - Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp - Minute Tapioca
  • Sprinkle - Cinnamon
  • Sprinkle - Nutmeg
  • Pie Crust

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. In a bowl mix together lemon juice, sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg and the peeled diced apples
  3. Roll out dough, cut to size and put the bottom crusts into ramakin
  4. Put the apple mixture in
  5. Top with top crust
  6. Put these little cutie pies on a lined cookie sheet and place in the bottom of the oven
  7. Bake for 12 minutes, then at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
http://www.thehungryhollow.com/2012/01/mini-apple-pies-recipe/

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