Apple Cinnamon Hand Pies for Mara
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 box store bought pie dough (2 rolls/sheets of refrigerated pie dough)
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 1/2 cups finely diced apples ( 2 large honeycrisp)
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch of cloves
  • juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
  • 1 large egg plus 2 tsp water
  • Cinnamon Sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • large granulated sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400F and line your cookie sheet with parchment or a silpat liner.
  2. Peel and core two large honey crisp apples, then finely mince.
  3. Melt the butter over medium heat, once melted add the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, pinch of cloves and lemon juice. Continue to cook over medium heat until the juices from the apples are released.
  4. Mix together the cornstarch and water then add to the apple mixture. Cook until the sauce thickens then remove from heat.
  5. Dust your work surface with flour and unroll the two pie pastries. Lightly roll to flatten the pastry just so that it is uniform in thickness.
  6. Using a round 2-3" round cookie cutter, cut out 8 circles per sheet. On one sheet dollop the cooled apple mixture, about 1 1/2 tbsp per pie. On the other 8 circles cut a cross or make 4 slices in the center of the dough circles.
  7. Whisk together the egg and water together. Brush around the edges of the pie filling circles. Lift the scored pie pastry tops and place on each one. Press to seal around the edges with a fork.
  8. Place on a cookie sheet and brush again with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture and then sprinkle a few large granules of sugar to decorate the tops.
  9. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
  10. Set aside on a rack to cool.
  11. You can press the remaining pie dough together and roll out another one or two pies.
  12. *The number of pies you make is dependent on the size of your round cookie cutter. I was only able to make 8 with mine.
Recipe by Just a Smidgen at https://justasmidgen.com/2023/09/28/apple-cinnamon-hand-pies-for-mara/