Name: Caramel Apple Hand Pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 5 tablespoons shortening, chilled; 12 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into cubes; 1/3 cup ice water; 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into small cubes; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; Pinch of salt; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 8 tablespoons Marzetti® Classic Caramel Dip; 1 egg white, lightly beaten

Step 1:

In a food processor, combine flours, salt and sugar. Pulse 5 times to combine. Add shortening and process until the mixture resembles wet sand. Scatter butter into the food processor and run again for about 10 seconds, or until the butter is in tiny pieces, none larger than a small pea. Sprinkle about 4 tablespoons of ice water into the food processor and pulse until the dough barely begins to come together. Add more water, if needed. Turn dough onto a clean work surface and quickly press into two equal pieces. Shape into disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Step 2:

While the dough chills, combine the apples with cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and orange juice. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 425° and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Set aside.

Step 3:

Lightly flour a clean work surface and, working with one round of dough at a time, roll the chilled dough into a 14x7” rectangle. The dough should be about 1/8” thick. Cut the rolled out dough into 4 smaller rectangles.

Step 4:

Scoop a modest spoonful of the apples into one half of each rectangle, then top the apples with a tablespoon of caramel. Fold dough over the apple filling and press the edges to seal. Cut 3 small slits into the top of each pie. Repeat this process with the remaining dough and filling.

Step 5:

When all of the hand pies are filled, transfer them to your baking sheet and brush them lightly with egg white. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the caramel begins to bubble out of the slits in the top of the pies. Let cool for 10 minutes before eating.

Caramel Apple Hand Pies

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