Caramelized Apple Hand Pies

Name: Caramelized Apple Hand Pies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 mediums apples, peeled and finely chopped; 73 grams packed brown sugar; 73 grams packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 400 grams package refrigerated pie pastry; 50 grams coarse sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 8 servings Vanilla ice cream, optional

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Caramelized Apple Hand Pies a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 499 calories, 6g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires apples, lemon juice, vanillan extract, and ground cinnamon. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add apples; cook and stir 5 minutes.

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Apple

Mix brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon; add to apples. Cook and stir 7-8 minutes longer or until apples begin to soften and caramelize.

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Corn Starch

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Apple

Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Cool completely.

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Lemon Juice

Vanilla

Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastry sheets.

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Roll to 1/8-in. thickness; cut four 5-in. circles from each sheet.

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Roll

Place about 3 tablespoons filling on one half of each circle. Moisten pastry edges with water. Fold pastry over filling. Press edges with a fork to seal or, if desired, pinch edges to seal and flute.

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Transfer to greased baking sheets. Prick tops of pastry with a fork.

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Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

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Remove from pans to wire racks.

For topping, mix sugar and cinnamon.

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Sugar

Brush pies with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

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Serve warm or at room temperature. If desired, top with ice cream.

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Ice Cream

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Servings:

3mediums

apples, peeled and finely chopped 73grams

packed brown sugar 73grams

packed brown sugar 1teaspoons

cornstarch 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 1teaspoon

lemon juice 400grams

package refrigerated pie pastry 50grams

coarse sugar 3Tbsps

unsalted butter, melted 1teaspoons

vanilla extract 8servings

Vanilla ice cream, optional

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