Mini apple pies

Equipment

• 1 Saucepan
• 1 Mixing bowl
• 1 Muffin tins (2)
• 1 Oven
• 1 Zip lock bag or container
• 1 Rolling pin

Instructions

1. To make the pastry, mix flours together in a bowl.
2. In a saucepan, place the butter, water and sugar, and place on stove and heat until butter is melted.
3. Slowly while beating, add the hot liquids to the flours. This will make it swell and fluff up a bit – you may need to add a few more tablespoons of flour to get it to the right consistency which would be a soft pliable dough.
4. Place dough in a zip lock bag or container and refrigerate until chilled.
5. To make the filling, peel and dice apples roughly. Place in a mixing bowl with cinnamon and sugars and mix through until all apple is evenly covered.
6. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease 2 muffin tins with canola spray or butter.
7. Roll out the chilled dough onto a floured surface.
8. Press a small ball of dough into the bottom of the muffin tin and then press it around to the sides to ensure all the sides are covered by pastry up to the lip.
9. Spoon in the apple filling and make it fill the cup entirely and about 2cm over the top.
10. Roll out the remaining pastry and cut out circles to make a lid for each.
11. Lay the pastry lid on top and pinch the top and bottom pieces of pastry together to close each pie.
12. Poke one or two slits in the top to vent the pies and then place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until golden on top.