Brown Butter Hand Pies
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Hand Pies are individual pastries filled with spiced granny smith apples and brown sugar. Made with butter, flour, eggs and a touch of apple cider vinegar, these hand pies take just 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to bake. They suit anyone looking for a simple, portable baked treat with a buttery, flaky pastry and a sweet apple filling.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour(for the pastry)
- 120 gunsalted butter(for brown butter)
- 1 gsalt(for the pastry)
- 100 ggranulated sugar(for the filling)
- gall-purpose flour, for dusting(for dusting)
- 2eggs(for egg wash)
- 1 Lapple cider vinegar(for the filling)
- 50 gunsalted butter, melted(for the filling)
- 300 ggranny smith apples, peeled, cored(for the filling)
- 50 gbrown sugar(for the filling)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Tip: Use parchment paper to prevent pastry from sticking.
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the cold butter and, using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Tip: Work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 3
Gradually pour in cold water, stirring with a fork until the dough comes together in a ball.
Tip: Don\u2019t overmix the dough.
- 4
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 3 mm (1/8 in). Use a cookie cutter or the rim of a glass to cut out circles of pastry.
Tip: You should be able to get about 12 circles of pastry.
- 5
Spoon a small amount of the brown butter mixture onto one half of each pastry circle, leaving a 1-cm border around the edges.
Tip: Leave a border around the edges to prevent the filling from spilling out.
- 6
Top with a spoonful of the apple and brown sugar mixture, then fold the other half of the pastry circle over the filling to form a triangle.
Tip: Press the edges to seal the pie.
- 7
Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Tip: This will give the pastry a golden glaze.
- 8
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
Tip: Check the pies after 15 minutes and rotate the baking sheet for even browning.
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