Mini Apple pies
By LisaMK
Saw this recipe in Family Circle, december 2012. A good alternative to making a pie.
Ingredients
- 2 boxes of refrigerated pie crust
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 6 cups peeled and cored thinly sliced apples (honey crisp is best)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- turbinado sugar for sprinkling
Details
Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 90mins
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and set out 8 wide mouth 8 oz jars or can try ramekins.
Cut out 8 6-inch circles and 8 small circles (using jar lid as guide) from piecrusts. Press 6-inch circles in bottom and up the side of jars.
2. In saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Stir in flour and cook, whisking continuously, until golden brown, 2 minutes. Add both sugars, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Bring to simmer.
Remove from heat and pour over apples and cranberries in a bowl. Toss to coat. Spoon into jars.
3. Cut small dough circles into strips; weave into lattice and crimp edges. Brush with egg and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Place jars 2 inches apart on large baking sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool.
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