Homemade Vegan Apple Hand Pies (Milopitakia)
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Homemade Vegan Apple Hand Pies (Milopitakia)
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Homemade Vegan Apple Hand Pies. These tasty apple pocket pies are great for an afternoon snack, dessert, or as a breakfast treat. Also called Milopitakia, these sweet and easy Greek desserts are made with fresh apples and walnuts. They're flavorful, delicious and perfect for fall baking.
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Ingredients
For the filling
- 4 medium apples peeled and chopped into small pieces
- ⅓ c coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ c raisins
- ½ c walnuts
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon mandarin zest sub with orange zest
For the dough
- ½ c mandarin juice sub with orange juice
- ⅓ c + 2 tablespoon refined olive oil
- ¼ c powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon mandarin zest sub with orange zest
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
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Instructions
Make the apple filling for the vegan hand pies
- In a large saucepan combine finely chopped apples, sugar, vanilla and 3 tablespoons of water. Put the saucepan on a medium to low heat and simmer until apples are very soft, about 20 minutes.
- After the apples have softened, add chopped walnuts, raisins, cinnamon and a ¼ teaspoon of all zest. Mix it well. The vegan hand pie filling should be smooth and thick. If it's falling apart, you can take a potato masher and mash the filling for a little bit. Set the filling aside to cool.
Make the dough for apple Milopitakia
- In a large bowl combine orange or mandarin juice, refined olive oil, powdered sugar, cinnamon, the remaining ¼ teaspoon of zest and salt. Mix it well.
- In a smaller bowl mix flour and baking powder. To a bowl with the liquid ingredients, gradually start adding flour mixture, mixing the dough after each time. The dough will be smooth and soft. Shape the dough into a ball.
Bake apple Milopitakia
- Preheat the oven to 395 F and line a large baking sheet with a parchment paper.
- Invert the dough on a silicone baking mat or lightly floured surface and roll out the dough until it's about ¼ inch thick.
- Using a glass or 3 ¼ inch cookie cutter, cut out circles of dough.
- Lightly roll out each circle to make it a bit bigger and place a heaping teaspoon of filling in a center of each circle. Fold the dough circles in half, and use your fingers to tightly press the edges together. Make sure there're no gaps. Otherwise the juices will leak out during baking.
- Place the vegan hand pies on a baking sheet and repeat these steps with the remaining circles of dough. Bake apple Milopitakia for 10-15 minutes until the pies are golden brown.
- Transfer the vegan apple hand pies on a serving plate and sprinkle with some powdered sugar. Enjoy!
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Notes
- When you're making the dough for the apple hand pies, it's important not to add all flour at once. You'll regulate the amount of it during mixing. The final dough should be soft and smooth. It won't stick to your hands. So, if you haven't finished adding all flour, but the dough is of desired consistency, don't add flour no more.
- On the contrary, if you added all flour and the dough is still sticky, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time.
- If your apples are too tart, for example Granny Smith apples, you can add more sugar. When you combine all ingredients for the filling, give it a try and see if the filling needs more sweetness.
- Also, please note, in this apple hand pie recipe I'm using refined olive oil. It doesn't have any flavor and works good in making a dough. You can also use refined coconut oil.
- In my dough recipe I'm using organic powdered sugar. If you want to keep this recipe refined-sugar free, you can substitute with powdered coconut sugar, however your hand pies might come out darker in color.
- If there's any liquid left in your filling after you stewed the apples, it fill cause the filling to fall apart. You can fix this by mashing the apples with the potato masher or whisking a ½ - 1 teaspoon of cornstarch into a simmering liquid.
- Make ahead. You can prepare the filling for vegan hand pies ahead of time and store it in a fridge for about 4 days. or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Storage. These apple hand pies can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Reheating. When reheating, preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the pies for 5-10 minutes. Alternatively, you can warm them up in a microwave for 15-20 seconds.
- Freezing. If you want to freeze the hand pies, you can freeze the filling and then assemble and bake your hand pies when you’re ready to have them. Store it in a freezer-safe container and freeze it for up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Thawing. Allow the mixture to thaw overnight in the fridge before using it for your recipe.
- Note that the hand pies might lose their flakiness and texture after being frozen, so it’s not recommended to freeze them after they have been baked.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1hand pie
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
22.8g
(8%)
Protein
2.3g
(5%)
Fat
6.6g
(10%)
Saturated Fat
0.8g
(4%)
Sodium
1277mg
(53%)
Potassium
167mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10.6g
(21%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18hand pies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1hand pie | |
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 22.8g | 8% |
| Protein | 2.3g | 5% |
| Fat | 6.6g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.8g | 4% |
| Sodium | 1277mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10.6g | 21% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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