Miniature Apple Raspberry Pies Food

MINI APPLE & RASPBERRY PIES

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Add butter and cut in, using two forks, until butter is size of large peas. Drizzle water over flour and gently mix with hands just until there are no dry patches of flour and mixture holds together when squeezed. Divide dough in half; wrap each half with plastic wrap and flatten into disks. Chill 1 to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Working with one disk at a time on a lightly floured work surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 6 four-inch rounds of dough; reserve scraps. Repeat with remaining disk. Press dough rounds into cups of 1 twelve-cup standard-size muffin pan. Roll out scraps to 1/4-inch thick; cut into strips, 1/3 inch thick by 3 inches long; place on a baking sheet. Chill muffin pan and strips.
• Toss together apples, raspberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, apple pie spice, salt, and flour in a bowl. Transfer to muffin cups, packing apples in tightly and dividing evenly among cups. Use strips to form a lattice pattern on each muffin cup, trimming ends and pressing to adhere as needed. Whisk together egg and water in a bowl. Lightly brush lattice strips with egg mixture. Sprinkle pies with turbinado sugar, dividing evenly.
• Bake until crusts are deep golden brown and filling is bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely in pan.

MINIATURE APPLE RASPBERRY PIES

Steps:

• Combine apples, 1 cup raspberries, light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large pot. Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft but still retain their shape, 15 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture and continue cooking, uncovered, until juices are thickened and clear, 3-5 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Cut remaining 1/2 cup raspberries into halves and gently stir into the filling.
• Make the topping for the pies by stirring together flour, 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, a pinch of kosher salt, and 3 tablespoons melted butter until crumbly. Set aside. Brush the wells and tops of the mini muffin tins with melted butter. Roll pie dough to 1/8-inch thick and use a 2-3/4 inch biscuit cutter to cut dough into rounds. Fit dough into the wells of the muffin tins and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Fill each well almost to the top with the apple mixture and top with a few pinches of crumble. Place tins on baking sheets to catch any filling that might bubble over in the oven. Bake 20 minutes, rotate pans, and continue baking 10 minutes, until crust is light golden brown (loosely cover with foil if crumble is browning too quickly). Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Use two forks to gently lift each pie from the tins and transfer to wire racks to cool before serving.

MINI APPLE RASPBERRY PIES

Steps:

• Roll each disk of pate brisee into a 6-inch round on a lightly floured work surface. Line each of six 5-inch aluminum pie tins with 1 dough round and trim dough flush with edges of tins. Using a 1-inch cookie cutter, cut a 1-inch circle from center of each of remaining 6 dough rounds. (Discard circles, or bake for a snack.)
• Core, peel, and cut apples into 1/2-inch-thick wedges; halve wedges crosswise. Toss apples with raspberries, flour, sugar, and lemon juice. Divide filling evenly among tins. Place 1 dough round over each pie, centering hole over filling. Gently press dough with fingers along edges of tins to seal, and trim dough flush with edges. Press edges to seal with a fork. Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush pies with egg wash and sprinkle generously with sugar. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and juices are bubbling through vents, 50 to 55 minutes. (If outside edges brown too quickly, cover them with a tent of foil.) Let cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

MIXED MINI PIES

Steps:

• For the pie crusts: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray.
• Unroll the pie crusts on a clean surface. Cut 6 circles from each crust (12 total) with a 3 1/2-inch plain-edged round cutter. Press a circle of dough into each of the 12 cups of the muffin pan, lightly pressing the dough up the sides (they will not reach the tops of the cups). These will be your pie crusts.
• Poke the bottom of 4 of the pie crusts with a fork and place cupcake liners into the poked crust cups only. Fill each liner with 2 tablespoons uncooked rice. Refrigerate the pan while you prepare the fillings.
• For the crumble topping: Mix together the flour, oats and brown sugar in a small bowl. Stir in the melted butter until well combined. Set aside until ready to use.
• For the fillings: Begin filling the dough cups. (The 4 cups with the cupcake liners filled with uncooked rice will remain that way during the bake and will be filled after the bake.) Mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt in a small bowl until well combined. Divide the cream cheese mixture between 2 of the empty dough cups. Divide the cherry pie filling between 2 of the remaining empty dough cups. Divide the blueberry pie filling between 2 of the remaining empty dough cups. Divide the grape jam between the remaining 2 empty dough cups.
• Mix half of the crumble topping with the lemon zest in a bowl. Divide the mixture over the top of the 2 pie dough cups filled with the blueberry pie filling to make blueberry lemon crumble pies. Mix the remaining crumble topping with the crushed peanuts in a bowl. Divide the mixture over the top of the 2 pie dough cups filled with the grape jam.
• Bake the pies: Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the crumbs on the 4 crumb-topped pies are golden, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• Finish the pies: Remove the cupcake liners filled with rice from the 4 baked and unfilled crusts.
• For the strawberry cream pies: Toss the diced strawberries with the granulated sugar and a splash of vanilla in a small bowl. Divide the mixture between the 2 pies filled with the cream cheese mixture. Drizzle the pies with the caramel sauce.
• For the cherry pies: Divide the toasted almonds over the 2 pies filled with the cherry filling. Microwave the white chocolate and coconut oil together in a microwave-safe bowl for 15 seconds or until warm. Stir well, then drizzle evenly over the 2 pies. Top the center of each pie with a bit of whipped cream.
• For the PB and J pies: Microwave the peanut butter and coconut oil together in a microwave-safe bowl for 15 seconds or until warm. Stir well, then drizzle evenly over the 2 pies filled with the grape jam and peanut-crumble topping.
• For the lemon raspberry pies: Divide the lemon curd between 2 of the empty baked pie crusts. Top each pie with 3 raspberries. Dust each pie with a bit of powdered sugar and finish with a mint leaf.
• For the s'mores pies: Divide the hazelnut spread between the last 2 empty baked pie crusts. Mix the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a small bowl. Sprinkle half of the mixture over each pie. Cut the marshmallow in half crosswise. Top each pie with one half of the marshmallow. Using a kitchen blowtorch (brulee torch), toast each piece of marshmallow to the desired level of toasted-ness.
• Transfer the pies to a cake stand or platter and enjoy!

MINI APPLE-RASPBERRY COBBLERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Butter a 12-cup muffin pan. Combine the apples, raspberries, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, the vanilla, cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Toss and set aside.
• Whisk the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt and the baking powder in a medium bowl. Add the cut-up butter and toss to coat, then work the butter into the flour using your fingers until it looks like coarse meal with some pea-size bits. Whisk the egg and buttermilk in a small bowl, then add to the flour mixture and stir to form a sticky dough.
• Divide the apple mixture among the muffin cups. Spoon the dough evenly over the fruit (about 2 tablespoons per muffin cup). Brush the dough with buttermilk and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until the fruit is bubbling and the dough is browned and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool at least 10 minutes, then scoop out of the pan and serve with ice cream.