Would you like to know what I’ve been doing for the past two hours?
Sitting in the kitchen and staring at the Mini Apple Pies I’ve just made.
I LOVE the way they look… so cute, adorable and so much fun to make.
And I haven’t even started talking about the way they taste – it’s left me speechless… up till now…
Just try making them – your family will love you and your kids will surely be awed and remember them for quite some time.
These are the ingredients:
And this is how the story goes:
1. Place the flour, sugar (2 tablespoons/30 grams) and salt in the bowl of your electric mixer.
Stir with a spoon until combined (don’t use the mixer yet… unless you want to disappear in white, dusty fog forever).
2. Add the butter (1 cup – 226 grams) and mix (now you have the permission to use the mixer) until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. Pour 1/4 cup (60 ml) water in a slow, steady stream until the dough holds together when pinched. If necessary, pour more water.
Mix for only about 30 seconds.
4. Remove the dough from the mixer bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about one hour before using.
5. Meanwhile, we can prepare the filling…
Peel the apples (I am using Golden Delicious here), core them and cut them into teeny tiny dices.
Place the cut apples into a bowl.
6. Add the sugar (1/2 cup – 100 grams), lemon juice, salt (1/4 teaspoon), cornstarch (some of you may know this as corn flour) and the wonderful, fragrant, heavenly cinnamon.
(What would I just be without cinnamon…? Probably some purposeless creature. I am sorry for this purposeless note.)
7. Melt the butter (2 tablespoons/30 grams) in your microwave and add it to the mixture.
8. Mix, mix, mix.
I am glad to inform you that now we’ve reached the apple filling perfection.
Please, be stronger than me and try not to feast on this heavenly mixture at this stage.
9. Preheat the oven to 356 F (180 C).
10. Grease your regular sized muffin tin with vegetable oil.
As you can see I am using a silicone muffin tin – this one doesn’t need much oil… if any.
11. For our mini pies we need the bottom crust and the top crust – the bottom circle being slightly wider than the top one.
Hence, I searched my house for two glasses – the bigger one measuring about 4 1/2 inch (11 cm) and the smaller one being about 3 1/2 inch (8,5 cm) in diameter.
These perfectly fitted the regular muffin cup – which should be about 2 1/2 inch (6,5 cm) in diameter.
Enough with numbers.
I dipped the glass in flour.
12. I removed the dough from the fridge and placed it on a lightly floured surface.
Using a rolling pin, I rolled it out to about 0.1-inch (3 mm) thickness.
Then I went on and cut out a circle from the dough.
13. Now press the circle gently into the muffin cup.
14. Fill the dough with the apple mixture so that it comes over the top of the muffin cup.
15. This is the smaller glass being dipped in flour.
Using the smaller glass, cut out another circle and…
16. … put it on top of your pie.
With your finger, press the edges down gently.
Then, using a fork, create some nice ornament.
Let your fantasy fly free and create any ornaments that come to your mind.
Here, I grabbed my bamboo chopstick and created another decoration.
At long last, my chopsticks found some use around here… I think they are happy now…
17. Using a sharp knife (which is exactly what I am NOT using here), make two slits in the centers of your cute pies to allow the steam to escape.
Continue doing this process until you’ve run out of the dough and apple filling.
18. Place in the oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
19. Once they are done take them out of the oven and let them sit for about 15 or 20 minutes so they get cool enough to handle.
Enjoy dear friends!
This recipe makes 11 pies.
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Petra, these apple pies looks so decadent! The crust looks pefect! Really love the one where you used chopsticks!
Great job Petra! Yumm!
OMG! CUTE is the perfect word!! These are seriously adorable. I LOVE anything that is either mini or maxi its normal size. I’d be in my kitchen staring at them for an entire 2hrs too!
OMG!!! These are so cute! I saw mini apple pies somewhere else, too, but I love how yours looks like a classic apple pie. It looks bigger in the first and last photos! YUM! Great process photos. They are absolutely lovely.
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Those look great, can’t wait to try them out in my own kitchen.
oh soooo cute! I love mini things and Apple Pie is my absolute favourite apple dessert! thanks for the cool idea!
These look AMAZING! I’m going to make them this weekend for Father’s Day- my dad loves apple pie
Thanks for the idea!!
these are adorable! I am making them right now.
Hello,
I made these pies the other day and they are simply fabulous. I plan on featuring them on my blog:
http://beeceebites.blogspot.com/
Would it be okay if I added a link to this page?
Hi! I’m glad you liked them! Oh, and sure, feel free to link to this post…
Have a great weekend! Petra
Great, thank you so much!
wow, yummy!
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I love apple pie any and everything. My plan is to try these soon to make sure they come out right. If so, they will be added to our Thanksgiving menu. In addition, I may make an extra batch or two for the tent-city homeless community near my university. Do you make and then donate some of your wonderful foods to the homeless? It is such a rewarding feeling.
Thanks for the recipe!
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I’m sure they will come out right. What a wonderful human act – the donating. Make loads of pictures, I’d love to see them! I’ve never done anything like that, but have to admit that I’ve had it on my mind for some time.
Petra
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made these the other day, i was visiting my lil sister at college and her kitchen didn’t have a pie tin (or a veg peeler, or a cutting board, or a rolling pin, but at least i’d had the sense to bring my own knives) so i made these in a muffin tin instead. fabulous, they got rave reviews. i added some cinnamon to the pie crust. okay, a lot of cinnamon. one comment though, your recipe says 8 med apples but the picture shows only 6. i wasn’t sure which so i go ahead with the 8 and ended up with WAY WAY too much filling. seems just the 6 would have been the perfect amount. maybe my apples were bigger than medium.
I’m a little bit addicted to your blog (having stumbled upon it a week or so again). Can’t wait to give these a try, they look absolutely fantastic!
Do you use 1 cup of butter or 2 and 1/52 cups?
I am not sure I understand…
The recipe card says 1 cup butter, while the typed out instructions say 2 1/2 cups butter. That seems like a lot. Maybe did it get confused with the amount of flour? 1 cup or 2 1/2 cups?
Hi J-lo!
You are right, there was a mistake in the text. The correct amount of butter is 1 cup (226 grams). Thank you very much for noticing! Happy baking to you!
Hi! I love your blog and recipes. I have copy this and will make it soon. I hope it will be as good as yours. thank you!
Made these mini pies and they tasted AMAZING! I had a quick question for you, when you have diced all your apples and you’ve added all the dry measurements and the melted butter and lemon, it looked like the mixture broke. The apples were almost spotted looking with the cinnamon mixture covering them. I dumped the first batch and remade it and it came out the same way. Is there a special way to add these ingredients so it does not break? Anyway, even with that happening to me the taste was so good and my whole family just loved them. It is 4 degrees outside this evening in chilly Chicago, and my family was pleasantly surprised to smell that wonderful smell coming from the kitchen when they got home. That’s how memories are made! Thank you so much for this recipe and I just wanted to say keep up the good work – your blog is GREAT!
Hi Jeannie! Glad you liked the recipe. I think I didn’t mind much what the apples looked like before baking. During the baking it will all melt anyway and all you get are soft apple chunks in delish sauce. Enjoy!
Petra
Hi Petra! I absolutely adore these pies and I am thinking about making them for my wedding as my fiance and I don’t particularly care for cake….
Do you know if the pies would freeze well if I was to make them ahead of time? Thanks in advance!
-Corinne
Hi Corinne!
First of all, congratulations on your wedding! How awesome!
I am really glad you like these mini apple pies. The truth is I’ve never frozen my pies before. But I’ve done a little research and found out that people across the world freeze their pies before baking or after baking. In both cases it’s good to wrap the pies in plastic wrap and tin foil before putting them in the freezer.
But if I had to chose between those two possibilities, I’d freeze them before baking and then let them thaw in the refrigerator and bake them when needed.
Have a wonderful day and the most beautiful wedding!
Love,
Petra
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Hi Lisa
I think it’s time you started the Kiwi and Aussie tradition and make meat pies. Once tasted you will love them forever. Or the other favourite Bacon and Egg
what temperature should the oven be on?
356 °F (180 °C).
This is so helpful. I’ve been searching for a classic apple pie recipe (why is it so hard to find them these days?!) and I’m so glad I came across your blog! Wonderful step-by-step photos too.
Thanks for posting this!
Hi Yasmin! Glad I’ve helped a little.
Petra
Hi Petra! Would you mind if I post this recipe on my blog with a link back to your blog? I’ve adapted it slightly and would love to share with my readers.
Thanks!
Hi Yasmin! Sure, go ahead!
Petra
I just wanted to let you know, easiest flakiest pie crust and the filling is awesome!! I brushed the tops with butter, then sprinkled a little flour and then brushed with a little milk… Great recipe! Thank you!
I made these today…… Correction I attempted to make them! They turned out beautiful looking, but could not get them out of muffin pan. I put plenty of oil in and they still stuck. They do however taste wonderful, but very disappointed I will not be able to serve at my party tomorrow!!!! Any suggestions for the next attempt?
Hi Chris!
Oh, it has probably something to do with your baking dish surface, they are all different. Next time try oiling the pan and then dusting it with flour. And when baked, loosen the edges with a thin sharp knife before removing the pies. I guess that should help.
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That looks awesome and cute and delicious all at once! I can’t wait to try it!
Hello Petra (:
I want to make these for my family to amaze them on thanksgiving (:
Is there a possible way i can make these without a electric mixer?
& also is there a possible way i can make the pies with the diamond pattern on top?
I cant wait to try these,they look fabuloso ! (:
I was just wondering how I could convert this recipe for mini pies to a full size pie for Thanksgiving.
Oh yes, I meant to say that I made these last Chrismtas as part of my “Sweet smells of Christmas” gifts to my friends. The mini pies were delicious.
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I made these at home today they were absolutely delicious
however i ended up making way to muck pastry and made 26 mini apple pies. :p
i made this in school for a project and my teacher ate most of it but it tasted really good especially with whipped cream or whisked double cream overall though it was amazing thaanks
Hi ZY,
You are just so very adorable and the things you’ve made with sticks and string are marvelous. I have been crocheting Toukou’s stuff and I think I will start making yours instead, well, too! The t-hats and croc items are terrific! So intense looking! Well, if I only had an apple…….it’s off to the store!
God bless and Merry Christmas and oh those lit pies!
Luv ya!
Lin
Hi Lin!
Thanks for your wonderful words. I appreciate it. Happy Holidays to you! With love, Petra
Hi ZY!
I made these pies tonight and they were absolutely amazing! My only problem was that the top crust didn’t stick to the bottom crust, any suggestions for me for next time? I’d really love to use this recipe again, thanks in advance!
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