Mini Pie Bites Food

MINI PECAN PIE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (or use nonstick cooking spray) a mini-muffin pan. Set aside. Roll the dough or pie crust out on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
• Using a round cookie or biscuit cutter (approximately 3 inches diamater) cut at least 24 rounds out ( or 12 rounds of each pie crust, if using store bought)
• Carefully press each round into the mini-muffin pan. Use your fingers to round the ends into a pie crust. Brush egg wash from one egg to the top edges of each pie.
• Sprinkle a small amount of chopped pecans into each pie crust. Mix corn syrup, eggs, both sugars, butter and vanilla using a spoon or a rubber spatula. Stir in pecans.
• Carefully pour about 2 tablespoons of the syrup into each pie crust. Do not fill past the edge of the pie crusts.
• The filling will bubble and rise while baking and you want to avoid it spilling over if possible. This will make them stick when you go to take them out.
• Bake for about 22-25 minutes. If the tops begin to brown too quickly after about 15 minutes, you can cover the top with tin foil for the remaining time.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Carefully remove from the muffin tin, if you need use a butter knife to slide along the side of the pies to loosen.
• Give a little twist and pull them out, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with dollops of whipped cream before serving, if desired.

MINI APPLE PIES (SO EASY, NOT MUCH HASSLE!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Get muffin pan out. No need to grease it.
• In food processor blend flour, salt and butter until it looks like little peas.
• Add in water and blend just until it looks like it's sticking.
• Take out and combine it by hand until well blended.
• Roll out on lightly floured surface until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut 12, 4 inch circles with cup or bowl.(You will need to roll out twice).
• Note: you can use the rest of the crust for anything you may want to do on top of the pies.
• Press each circle in muffin tins until all the way up each side, to form little bowls.
• Mix by hand all filling ingredients and spoon into muffin bowls.
• Cut up butter into 12 little pieces and place one piece on each pie.
• You can decorate them anyway you like with extra crust, or just leave plain.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 16-18 minutes. (Until crust is light brown and apples are bubbling).
• When cool, just loosen with a spoon and they'll come right out!

CANNOLI PIE BITES

Steps:

• Equipment:.
• Mini muffin tin.
• Rolling pin.
• Cooling rack and baking sheet.
• Pastry bag and large star tip.
• Directions:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, stir to combine the ricotta, mascarpone, vanilla extract and powdered sugar until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and refrigerate until ready to use.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll thawed pie dough into a thin round. Use a 2 1/2 -inch round cutter to cut out circles. Press rounds into the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased mini muffin tin. Spray the pie dough lightly with cooking spray and bake until golden and crisp, about 12-15 minutes. Let cool completely.
• In a small bowl, microwave to melt 1 cup mini chocolate chips with vegetable oil, stirring to combine well. Working one at a time, dip the cooled pie shells into the chocolate, coating the top rim and letting excess drip off. Transfer to a wire rack fitted over a sheet tray and sprinkle edges with pistachios or sprinkles. Leave a few with plain chocolate. Let chocolate dry, about 15-20 minutes.
• Fill shells with cannoli filling, piping into a star shape, and top with pistachios, sprinkles and mini chocolate chips.