Apple Pie Pastries
Ingredients
For pie crust:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup cold butter cubed
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 5-8 tbsp ice water
- + flour for rolling
For apple pie filling:
- 4 Granny Smith apples (peeled & cubed)
- ¼ tbsp brown sugar
- dash of cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp lemon or orange juice
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla
For egg wash:
- ¼ cup Belfonte Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 egg
For glaze:
- ¼ cup Belfonte Milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Directions
For pie crust:
- In a large bowl add your flour, sugar, salt, & cold cubed butter and using a pastry cutter or fork, combine it together. It will take a bit of mixing before it comes together. You can also use your hands to help break up butter.
- Once your mixture is combined and crumbly, add your vinegar and then your ice water 2 tbsps at a time mixing in between each one.
- When your dough comes together, form it into a disk or 2 and wrap in plastic wrap to chill for 30 minutes.
For apple pie filling:
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, add your cubed apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, water, cornstarch, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
- Stir continuously until your apples soften and start to brown.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
Assembling:
- Preheat your oven to 350° F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out your pie crust on a floured surface using a rolling pin and cut into even rectangles.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and fill with a spoonful of your apple pie filling.
- Top with another rectangle of pie dough and use a fork to seal the edges.
- Whisk together your Belfonte Heavy Whipping Cream and 1 egg until combined and brush over each hand pie.
- Continue with the rest of your dough and apple pie filling.
- Bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
For Glaze:
- To make the glaze add your Belfonte Milk and your powdered sugar into a large measuring cup and whisk together.
- If you glaze is too thin add more powdered sugar and if it’s too thick add a splash more of Belfonte milk.
- Drizzle over the top of your hand pies once they’ve cooled and enjoy!!
