Apple Hand Pies

These apple hand pies, also known as apple turnovers, look too perfect to be homemade! Any of your favorite pie fillings, both sweet and savory, will work. I hope you give this easy technique a try soon.


Recipes · Desserts · Pies · Apple Pie Recipes


Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
Additional Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 hand pies

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 2 large green apples - peeled, cored, and cut into chunks

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

  • ¼ cup white sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, or to taste

  • 1 teaspoon water, or more if needed (Optional)

  • 1 pound prepared pie dough, cut into 4 pieces

  • 1 egg

  • 2 teaspoons milk

  • 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed


Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; let butter brown to a light golden color and smell toasted, about 1 minute. Stir apples into hot butter; sprinkle with 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Cook and stir apple mixture until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Mix in cinnamon and water; continue cooking until apples are soft and sticky, 1 to 2 more minutes. Spread apple filling onto a plate to cool.

  2. Bake in the preheated oven until pies are golden brown and filling is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Tips

Here's a recipe for buttercrust pastry dough that would work perfectly for these hand pies.

Editor's Note:

Please note the difference in baking time when using the magazine version of this recipe.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
728 Calories
42g Fat
82g Carbs
9g Protein


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