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All-American Apple Pies

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These mini pies are perfect for an after school treat! Or, bring a basket of them to your next 4th of July celebration!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRUST:
  • 1-½ cup Flour
  • 1-½ teaspoon Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ cups Shortening, Cut Into Small Pieces, Chilled
  • ¼ cups Butter, Cut Into Small Pieces, Chilled
  • 10 Tablespoons Ice Water
  • _____
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar, Plus Extra To Sprinkle On Crust
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 cup Peeled And Diced Apple, Heaping
  • 1 whole Egg, Beaten With 1 Teaspoon Water For Egg Wash

Preparation

Make crust:
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Using on/off turns, cut in shortening and butter until coarse meal forms. Blend in enough ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to form moist clumps (I used about 8). Gather dough and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about an hour.

Make filling:
Combine sugars with cinnamon and toss to coat apple. Place in a strainer over a bowl for about 30 minutes to allow some of the juices to drain.

Preheat oven to 400ºF.

Roll out dough on a clean, floured work surface. Using the pie mold, cut out 14–16 stars. If you don’t have a pie mold you could simply cut into small squares or try using a cookie cutter.

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the apple mixture into each pie.

Wet the edge of each pie with water and top with another cut-out before pressing into the pie mold. Place on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat. Brush with egg wash mixture and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 15–20 minutes, rotating your pan halfway through, until crust is golden brown. Remove to a rack and cool completely (if you can wait!) before serving with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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kitchenma on 5.4.2011

super cute! :)

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