These apple hand pies dwell within the area I try to hit on the subject of baking – traditional, rustic, with a little bit of a wink or shock. I make them with a robust, home made apple butter filling. The graceful form. Like once you had been a child. However I add a little bit of miso to it for some depth. The crust is showered generously with sugar and sesame then kissed with a little bit of pink chile flakes. Bake it to the purpose the place it crisps and caramelizes, you could have the sugar crust desires are made from.
Apple Cinnamon Hand Pies: The Elements
- Pie Dough: Your hand pies are solely nearly as good as your pastry. I take advantage of this pie crust. It’s flaky, structured, and straightforward to work with. It bakes into deep, golden buttery deliciousness.
- Apple Butter: Thick, concentrated, home made apple butter is the filling for these hand pies. You can also make it when apples are in season, and the apple butter will maintain, refrigerated, for a pair weeks. It’s going to maintain frozen for as much as six months. I attempt to fill every pie as full as potential and nonetheless get them sealed. Â
- Sesame-Sugar-Chile Crust: I like some texture to play off the sleek filling right here. After an egg wash, every hand pie is sprinkled with massive granulated sugar that has been tossed with sesame seeds and pink chile flakes (I take advantage of these smoked pink chile flakes). A few of the sugar melts and caramelizes, the sesame will get toasted, and also you get little pops of warmth from the chile flakes. So good. Â
How To Make Apple Cinnamon Hand Pies
Right here’s the step-by-step of the best way to make these hand pies. You want pie dough, apple butter filling, egg wash, and sesame-sugar sprinkle. They’re tremendous easy to tug collectively (actually!). You begin by rolling out your pie dough. Then make massive circles utilizing a cookie cutter (or bowl, like I did).
Brush a little bit of egg across the perimeter of every pastry, then add a pair tablespoons of filling. (pictured beneath)
Rigorously fold in half, urgent alongside the sting along with your finger to create a seal. Use a fork to strengthen that seal all alongside the sting of every pie. (pictured beneath)
Prepare on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with extra egg, and sprinkle generously with a sesame-sugar combination. (pictured beneath)
Bake till deeply golden.Â
Make Forward:
The 2 essential elements listed here are the pie crust and the filling. Each will be prepped forward of time. Each will be frozen for weeks/months.
- Pie Dough: When you maintain pie dough within the freezer, switch it to your fridge a day earlier than you need to roll out and fill your hand pies.
- Filling: You can also make the apple butter filling every week or two prematurely of filling your hand pies.
- Freezer Hand Pies: When you’ve assembled your hand pies, they freeze splendidly. Freeze in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet or plate. Switch to a container for up to a few months. Whenever you’re able to bake the hand pies, brush them with eggs, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and reduce a pair slashes within the high of every pie earlier than inserting within the oven.
Extra Hand Pie Recipes
Extra Pie Recipes
- Shaker Lemon Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Deep Dish Quiche
- Shaker Apple Pie
- Vegan Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
- Vegetable Pot Pie
- Berry Pie
- Coconut Cream Pie
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