Take-out Tuesday, Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

You might want to call this Apple Pie in a Hurry or Cheatin’ Apple Pie…

4 ingredients and a pastry cutter

Easy peasy, lazy daisy

I used Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce from Trader Joe’s but you can also whip up your own with sweetened condensed milk, butter and brown sugar with this recipe here

Spread the bottom dough round with cream cheese, and top evenly with pie filling

Top filling with the other dough round and seal with the tines of a fork

Brush with egg wash and cut into individual size pieces with a fluted pastry wheel

A pastry wheel is a handy thing to have, you can order one from Amazon here

Using a pastry wheel is so much faster than hand sealing each pie and the result is more filling less crust in each pie

Cut through it again after baking to separate the pieces if necessary

Drizzle with caramel sauce and sprinkle with additional kosher or sea salt if desired

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Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword apple pie, caramel apple hand pie, easy apple pie, pie pocket, salted caramel apple pie

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Servings 14

Ingredients

1 box 2 crusts, refrigerated pie crust dough
1 can 22 oz. apple pie filling or 2 1/2 cups homemade pie fiiling
4 oz whipped cream cheese
1 egg beaten, optional
Caramel sauce
kosher or sea salt optional

Instructions

Place 1 dough round on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Spread evenly with cream cheese.
Top with an even layer of apple pie filling.
Cover filling with remaining dough round and use the tines of a fork to seal dough all around the edges.
Brush with beaten egg for a shiny crust if desired.
Cut into desired sizes with a pastry wheel or knife.
Keep pieces close together as they were before cutting.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until crust is baked through and golden.
Cool and then drizzle with caramel sauce.
Sprinkle with kosher or sea salt if desired.

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