Apple Hand Pies

By MJH

Ingredients

• For the topping:
• 2 pie crusts
• 3 About 3 apples of your choosing
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1 egg slightly beaten
• Sanding sugar (optional but recommended)

Details

Adapted from sugarscape.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375.
Peel, core, and dice your apples. Dicing them pretty small so that the pies fold over easily and so that you get lots of apple in each pie.
Add in the remaining filling ingredients into your apples.

Roll out your pie crust to about a 9X9 inch circle (or use store bought) and cut out circles about 4 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick.
You can use a smaller or larger cutting utensil depending on how large/small your want your pies to be. Ideally a biscuit cutter would work best, or the rim of a glass.

For each circle, put a dollop of apple filling in one half and spread some egg wash along the edges of the same half.
Fold over the unused side of your crust to make a semi-circle.
Crimp the edges with a fork.
Wash the top of the pie with some egg and then sprinkle on some sanding sugar.
Finally, cut a slit or two in each pie to give the filling some room to spread. Repeat until you are out of dough or filling.

Bake your hand pies for about 20-25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and your filling is bubbling.
Take them out and let them cool for a bit before eating...