These portable air fryer apple hand pies are a perfect treat for any day, so delicious with apple and mix fruit filling, hard to stop at one!
PREP TIME10 mins
COOK TIME8 mins
TOTAL TIME48 mins
INGREDIENTS
- 500 gplain flour
- 250 gunsalted butter
- Pinchof salt
- Chilled water as needed
- 4large apples
- 2 tbsp.butter
- 2 tbsp.lemon juice
- ¼ cuplight muscovado sugar
- ¼ cupregular sugar
- 1 tsp.mix spice
- ½ tsp.ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp.ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp.ground cardamom
- 1 tbsp.cornstarch
- 1 tbsp.honey
- 1 tbsp.water
INSTRUCTIONS
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Dice the butter.
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In a big bowl place flour and butter.
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Rub the butter into the flour with your finger tips until flour becomes crumbly.
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Now add chilled water little by little and make dough. Don’t over knead the dough.
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Wrap the dough using cling film and chill in the fridge at least for 30 minutes.
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Wash, peel and core the apples.
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Chop it into the desired shape and size.
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Mix in lemon juice.
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Heat a cast-iron pan over medium heat.
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Add butter and apples, mix.
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Now add both sugar, spices and mixed fruit.
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Let it cook on medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender.
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Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and add into the mixture.
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Cook further 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
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Let the filling cool down completely.
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Take out the pastry from the fridge.
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Divide into equal size (lemon size) and make balls.
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Roll into the 4 1/2″ circle on the worktop using a rolling pin.
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Place 2 tablespoons of cooled filling on the circle.
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Fold the circle and seal the edges using a fork.
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Leave it in the fridge whilst preheating the air fryer on 195C for 5 minutes.
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Mix honey and water to glaze the pies, brush it on the pies.
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Place pies (depends on air fryer how many you can fit) and air fry them for 4 minutes each side. So the total time is 8 minutes.
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Once done remove it, follow the same procedure for remaining pies.
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Let it a little cool before serving it.
