Hand-Held Apple Pies
When I was in high school, my best friend's mother baked this mini apple pie recipe every year. I was thrilled when she shared it with me—I finally felt like an adult! —Katie Ferrier, Houston, Texas
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- FILLING:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- FINISHING:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons water
- Coarse sugar and cinnamon-sugar
Reviews
I loved the crust. Different and so easy although instead of 1/4, I used 1/2 tsp of salt. I used Honey Crisp apples chopped small. Instead of Allspice I used 1/2 Tsp of Mace. I loved how these turned out and were a hit with the family. This recipe is a keeper.
The crust was bland and the apples cooked down flat like paste. Lots of work for something lackluster.
While time consuming to make, the crust is easy to work with. The little pies are very tasty too. A better recipe than any I've tried in the past for hand-held pies.
So very good and I’ll be using the crust recipe for other pie recipes for sure!
I absolutely love the pie crust, as it's very easy to work with and turns out so flaky!
Sorry, cheated & used ready made pie crust. But they are so good. Freeze well, too.
Dough was a bit difficult to work with on my first try, and of course they didn't look like the picture, but wowsa ~ these are really good! Yes, I used parchment paper in the cookie sheets. At my house we judge a recipe by if it's a keeper or not, and this one is! Well worth the time and effort ~ my husband is a big pie lover and he loved these!
Mary, have you tried Greek Yogurt to replace cream cheese? I've used it to replace sour cream and cream cheese before with no probs.
Made this and they were so delicious. A big hit with all.
Four stars for flavor. A little more time consuming than I thought. Mine did not come looking as pretty as the picture, and I definitely needed to grease cookie sheet or use parchment paper, as they stuck to the pan.