Apple Hand Pies
These cute little pies are perfect! They have a flakey outer dough at warm, cozy and cinnamon center filling. You will love this easy and delicious recipe!
Ingredients
- 5 apples
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt to taste
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour (tbsp should be heaping)
For the dough:
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour plus more as needed, sifted
- 1 cup unsalted butter cubed and cold (but knead-able)
- 6-7 tbsp ice water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 stired egg
- sanding sugar
Instructions
- Mix the butter and flour until it is a fine powder, with grains
- add cold water and do not Knead a lot! only until you get a satisfactory dough!
- then separate into 2 balls, one big and one small
- Separate the dough into 2 balls one big and one small
- Leave the dough in a bowl for about an hour
How to make the filling
- shave apple, add lemon zest and then add the sugar and the salt and lemon juice as well as flour. mix well (I recommend doing this a day ahead or 3 hours ahead) refrigerate for 3 hours-one day
- Rolll out the dough until it is about 1/8 of an inch thick. Then cut it into 3-3.5 inch circles and top with some apple filling and top with another top layer. Press the layers with a fork and brush with an egg. Sprinkle with some sanding sugar. Bake at 375°F or 190°C for 28-38 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Notes
Extra Filling: Use on ice cream, with cookies, oatmeal, yogurt, or even just by itself.