INGREDIENTS
- Puff pastry or pie dough, 2 sheets
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 large apples, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- 1.Thaw puff pastry or pie dough according to package directions.
- 2.In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- 3.Mix in the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Heat for 10 minutes or until the apples are tender.
- 4.Mix cornstarch and water in small dish and and pour into apple filling. Stir until filling thickens. Remove from heat and allow the filling to cool. Once cooled, store in refrigerator until pastry ready.
- 5.Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 6.Lightly dust surface with flour and unroll puff pastry. Use a rolling pin to smooth surface and extend size. Using apple-shapped cutter/crimper, cut pie rounds.
- 7.Place apple filling on half of the rounds keeping ΒΌ border on sides. Score tops of remaining pie rounds with 3 slices.
- 8.Place pie round top on filling and crimp sides with cutter/crimper or a fork.
- 9.Beat the egg with 2 tsp water, and brush bottom borders and tops of pies.
- 10.In small dish, mix cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle over tops of pies.
- 11.Bake for 12-14 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to cooling rack.
- 12.Serve warm.