Apple and Blueberry Hand Pies

Name: Apple and Blueberry Hand Pies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 apples; 177 milliliters fresh blueberries; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 59 milliliters honey; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 boxes prepared frozen puff pastry; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 Tbsps sugar

Apple and Blueberry Hand Pies is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. This dessert has 416 calories, 5g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of honey, blueberries, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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Oven

Thaw the sheets of puff pastry as per the box instructions.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Peel and core the apples and cut into quarters. Toss the apples in the lemon juice so they do not brown while you are dicing them.

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Lemon Juice

Apple

Cut each quarter into about 2 to 3 (1-inch) pieces.

In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter until lightly browned.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the apples and saute for about 3 to 5 minutes until lightly browned.

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Apple

Add the honey and a pinch of salt and toss to mix in well, transfer to the oven and roast for about 15 minutes until apples are soft. Mash with a fork while still warm.

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Apple

Honey

Salt

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Oven

Let the apples cool to room temperature and gently fold in the berries.

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Berries

Apple

Turn the oven down to 400 degrees F.

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In a small mixing bowl beat 1 egg. In another small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Lay the thawed puff pastry sheets out flat on a floured work surface.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Cut large circles out of the pastry with a ring cutter, about 4 per pastry sheet.

Brush with the egg-wash on the outer edge of half of the circle. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the apple berry mixture in the center of each round of pastry dough. Fold the dough over to cover the filling, making a semi-circle and sealing the edges.

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Pastry Dough

Apple

Berries

Dough

Egg

Place pies on a buttered oven tray. Repeat with the rest of the pastry dough. When all of the pies are on a sheet tray cut air holes in the top of each pie and brush the tops with egg wash.

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Pastry Dough

Egg

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Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.

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Cinnamon Sugar