Apple Butter Hand Pie
Easy and delicious Hand pie recipe that are filled with homemade apple butter.
Equipment
- 1 Foos processor
Ingredients
- 2½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter, Cold and cubed
- 1 Egg yolk
- 2 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar, Cold
- 2-3 tablespoon Vodka, Cold
- 1 Egg, Lightly beaten for the top
- ½ cup Apple butter, See the notes
Instructions
- Place flour, salt, and sugar in the food processor and blitz a few times.2½ cup All-purpose flour, 2 tablespoon Sugar, ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Place the cubed butter in the freezer before using it. Add the cold butter to the flour mixture and pulse ten times.1 cup Butter
- In a small bowl mix the egg yolk, apple cider vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of the cold vodka. Then add to the food processor. Pulse for another ten times.1 Egg yolk, 2 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar, 2-3 tablespoon Vodka
- If the mixture looks too dry more cold vodka, one tablespoon at a time.
- Until the mixture holds together when pressed between your fingers. The mixture should not be too dry not too soft and sticky.
- Dump the mixture on a floured counter and knead a couple of times to gather it together. Be careful not to warm up the dough and the butter content.
- Divide the dough into two disks and wrap each disk in cling wrap and chill for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and make a large square with ¼ inch thickness. Cut the dough into smaller 2X4 inches rectangles. Keep the other disk in the fridge until you use it.
- Lightly beat the egg, and egg-wash the pieces.1 Egg
- Place about two tablespoons of apple butter in the center of one piece of the dough. Place another rectangle on top of it, and press the edges down.
- Using a fork, pinch the two layers together by pressing on the edges. Seal the edges completely.
- Poke the fork on top of each pie to let the steam out when baking. Brush the top with the beaten egg. bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is golden.
Notes
You can use store-bought apple butter, but I recommend making homemade apple butter. Apple Butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 214mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 620IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 2mg
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