Bring on the flavors of fall with these Mini French Apple Pies. Simple to make & perfect for all your seasonal gatherings. Such a delicious holiday dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, French
Keyword apple, mini, pie
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 41 minutesminutes
Servings 15pies
Ingredients
Crust
1/3cup+ 1 tbsp shortening
1cupall purpose flour
1/4tspsalt
3tbspwater
Pie Filling
3cansapple pie filling- diced smaller
Topping
1/4cupall purpose flour
1/4cuppacked brown sugar
1/4cupstick butter
Instructions
Crust
Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Set aside
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl.
Using 2 knives & crossing over or use a pastry blender to mix & combine until crumbly.
Gather into a ball, shape onto a well-floured surface.
Roll out with floured rolling pin.
Cut into rounds using a cookie cutter & push each into the prepared muffin tin cups.
Pie Filling
Empty cans into a large bowl & pull a knife through the filling to cut the apples into smaller pieces.
Fill each mini pie crust to the top.
Topping
Add all ingredients to bowl & mix with a fork- mixing until crumbly.
Sprinkle a spoonful of topping over each pie.
Bake
Bake 30-45 minutes checking every 5 minutes after you reach 30 minutes.
They are done when they are golden brown & bubbling.
Notes
To make the filling from scratch, you will need...2/3 cup granulated sugar1/8 cup all-purpose flour1/2 tsp cinnamondash salt4 cups peeled apples - dicedTo make -Add all ingredients in a large bowl & toss to coat apples.Fill each mini pie crust to the top (as they cook they will shrink).