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Apple Hand Pies

These apple hand pies use puff pastry for an
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, fall, fall dessert, puff pastry
Servings: 12 handpies
Author: August DeWindt

Ingredients

  • 2 Frozen puff pastry sheets thawed, 2 come in a box
  • 3 medium sized apples peeled, cored and diced
  • 3 tbsp butter unsalted, melted
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice can use 1tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • Egg wash: 1 large egg beaten with 1 tbsp water

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
  • Roll out the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut across horizontally three times, then twice vertically. There should be 12 even cut out rectangles for each sheet. Place the bottoms on the prepared baking sheet.
    Cut puff pastry sheet.
  • In a small bowl combine the apples, butter, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Give this a good mix.
    Diced apples in a bowl mixed with spices, sugar and butter.
  • Mix together the cinnamon and granulated sugar in a small ramekin.
  • Spoon a couple of tablespoons of the apple mixture onto half of the puff pastry rectangles, leaving a little bit of space on the borders.
    Apple filling on puff pastry rectangles.
  • Place the remaining rectangles on top and close by crimping with a fork to seal the edges.
    Fork crimping apple hand pie edges.
  • Cut two small slits on the top of each hand pie and brush the top with the egg wash.
    Egg wash being brushed on apple hand pies.
  • Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top of each hand pie. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
    Apple hand pies on baking sheet before baking.
  • Let cool, eat and enjoy.
    Golden brown puff pastry apple hand pies with flakey layers and spiced apple filling.

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Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg