Mini Apple Pies
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Mini Apple Pies
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The perfect size dessert for that sweet tooth craving. These delicious sweet bites are perfect to make your loved ones and sure to win hearts.
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Ingredients
Filling:
- 4 cups water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 ounces piloncillo or granulated sugar
- 15 Golden Delicious apples peeled, cored, and chopped
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Pastry:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/3 cup butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
- 3 to 5 tablespoons warm water
- 1 egg yolk plus 1 teaspoon of water for the egg wash
- turbinado or raw sugar to sprinkle on top
Instructions
Filling:
- Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add the cinnamon sticks and cover tightly with a lid. Remove from the heat and steep for 1 hour or until cool. Discard cinnamon sticks.
- Bring cinnamon water to a boil and stir in sugar until it dissolves and then add apples and simmer on low for 45 minutes.
- Remove about 1/3 cups of liquid from saucepan, reserve, and let cool.
- In a bowl combine cornstarch with cooled cup of liquid and stir.
- Pour back in mixture to thicken filling.
- Stir and simmer for an additional 10 minutes to a thickened consistency of preserves. (If runny add an additional tablespoon of cornstarch combined with 1/8 cup of reserved juice and simmer mixture for an additional 5 minutes).
Pastry:
- In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add the shortening and combine until you have the consistency of small crumbs.
- Place dough on a lightly floured parchment sheet, roll out the pastry to a 12 to 14-inch circle.
- Use a 4-inch round cookie cutter and cut 5 to 6 circles.
- Place each mini pie crust into a greased muffin tin. Fold over where necessary creating a creased effect.
- Pour ¼ cup filling into each mini-pie.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Brush egg wash onto crust and sprinkle raw sugar over dough and filling.
- Bake mini pies for 30 to 35 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned and crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- The apple pie filling makes quite a bit and you will have plenty of leftovers, so refrigerate or freeze the preserves to make Apple Empanadas just like my grandma used to make.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
580kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
117g
(39%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
113mg
(5%)
Potassium
509mg
(15%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
81g
(162%)
Vitamin A
289IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6mini pies plus leftover filling
Amount Per Serving
Calories 580 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 580kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 117g | 39% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 113mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 509mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 81g | 162% |
| Vitamin A | 289IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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