Apple Hand Pies (vegan mini apple pie)

Ingredients

Shortcrust:

• 300 g of flour * (optional gluten-free)
• 2 tbsp sugar *
• 1 tsp salt
• 180 g cold vegan butter , diced
• 75 ml of cold water

Apple cinnamon filling:

• 2 apples
• 75 ml of water
• 3 tbsp brown sugar *
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• a pinch of vanilla
• a splash of lemon juice (optional)

For painting and sprinkling:

• vegetable milk / cream
• Brown sugar

Instructions

Shortcrust:

1. Mix flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the diced vegan butter and work into the flour with your hands. Gradually add the cold water and knead until a dough forms.
2. Put the dough on a floured work surface and form into a ball. Then wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour.

Apple cinnamon filling:

1. Peel apples, core them and cut into small cubes.
2. In a pot of water, corn starch, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice stir. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
3. Add apples, mix well and set aside.

Hand pies shape (see pictures in the text above):

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
3. Cut out circles with a round shape (eg a glass or a large cookie cutter).
4. Form the remaining dough into a ball, roll out again and cut out more circles. (Optionally, you can cut out of the remaining dough motifs to bake cookies.)
5. Approximately Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the apple filling in the middle of half the set of circles. Moisten the edges of each circle with a little water to keep them together.
6. Now place the other half of the dough circles on the filling and gently press the edges with a fork to close the hand pies.
7. Brush the top of the hand Pies with a little vegetable milk or cream and cut 2 slits in the top so that the steam can escape when baking. If desired, sprinkle a little brown sugar over it.
8. Bake the hand pies for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
9. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving.