Apple Hand Pies with Carmel Dipping Sauce
These apple hand pies are perfect for fall! Serve this apple hand pie recipe as dessert in September or as a fun appetizer where you dip in our homemade carmel sauce. Either way this hand pie dough recipe filled with our yummy apple pie filling is sure to be a hit! You can use our hand pie dough recipe with our fruits too!
Ingredients
Homemade Pie Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 7-8 Tablespoons ice cold water
Apple Pie Filing
- 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped about 2 apples
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup water
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg white
- 1 Tablespoon water
Carmel Sauce
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 6 Tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Combine all apple pie filling ingredients except the water in a medium sauce pan and place on medium heat to allow it to thicken and the apples to soften. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time if it becomes to thick. Depending on the size of your chopped apples this will only take 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the apple mixture to cool to room temperature.
- Make the pie crust by combining flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles fine pea mixture. Add cold water and mix until it sticks together, adding additional water as needed.Alternativesly you can use pre-made pie crusts.
- Roll out pie crust and cut with 3" circle cutters or mason jar lids. Add 1 heaping teaspoon of the pie filling to the center of each circle.
- Fold the cirlces into semi circles, using a fork to press th eedgest together to seal the pie filling inside.
- In a bowl whisk an egg white and 1 Tablespoon water. Brush over pie semi circles.
- In another small bowl mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture over egg brushed handpies.
- Bake handpies for 18-20 minutes at 350 F in a preheated oven. allow them to cool slighlty for 5-10 minutes before serving with homemade carmel sauce for dipping.
- While hand pies are cooking, combine water and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the sugar melts - about 5 minutes. Add butter and heavy whipping cream and continue cooking another 5-10 minutes until smooth, slighlty thick, and the right color. Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt. Serve when it is not too hot to eat.