Mini Pies

Mini Pies are super easy, quick and tasty. This recipe is for mini apple pies, but you can fill them with any sort of pie filling (cherry, pumpkin, cream-style, meat, etc.). Also, you can leave them uncovered or add any style topping of your choice. Without tops, recipe yields 48 mini pies.



Ingredients (pie crust)
2.5 cups flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 sticks butter, cold, cut into cubes
1/2 cup ice cold water

Method (pie crust)

1. Combine dry ingredients
2. Cut in butter cubes
3. Once dough starts to take shape, mix in cold water
4. Put dough aside

Ingredients (pie filling)
3 apples cut in small cubes (Fuji apples work well)
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp plus a pinch of cinnamon
2 tsps sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream or buttermilk

Method (pie filling + baking)

1. Combine pie filling ingredients, put aside
2. Roll out dough on flour-coated surface
3. Spray mini muffin pan with Pam
4. Using a biscuit cutter or drinking glass, cut dough rounds (test for pan fit)
5. Put rounds in mini muffin pan
6. Fill each dough crust with apples (or other pie filling)
7. Cook at 375 deg. Fah. for 20-30 minutes (done when crust just starts to brown or is solid to the touch)

Makes 48 mini pies, or 24 mini pies and 2 medium pies.