Recipe

Little apple pies

Nov 29, 2012 1:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking
  • Makes 12 Item
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Ingredients

Little apple pies
  • 750 gram can sliced apples, chopped
  • 1/3 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked
  • icing sugar, to dust
  • vanilla ice-cream, to serve

Method

Little apple pies
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C fan forced Grease a 12-hole (3-cup) muffin tray.
  • 2
    Combine apple, almond meal, zest and cinnamon in a bowl. Using a 10cm round cookie cutter, out 12 discs from pastry. Line prepared holes with pastry. Spoon apple mixture evenly into pastry cases.
  • 3
    Cut remaining pastry into 5mm strips. Arrange strips in a lattice pattern over filling. Press strips to edge of pastry cases to seal trim excess. Brush with egg.
  • 4
    Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Stand in tray for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Dust with icing sugar. Serve pies with the ice-cream.

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