Mini Bacon Apple Pies #baconmonth
The recipe Mini Bacon Apple Pies #baconmonth can be made in roughly 45 minutes. For 15 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 10. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 40 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. 8 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is brought to you by White Lights On Wednesday. Head to the store and pick up sugar, granny smith apple, unsalted butter, and a few other things to make it today. With a spoonacular score of 2%, this dish is improvable. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as apple-bacon cheddar mini breakfast pies, Bacon Cornbread #BaconMonth, and Bourbon Bacon Jam #BaconMonth.
Servings: 10
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 strips bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored, and diced
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1½ tablespoons sugar
½ tablespoon unsalted butter
Equipment:
baking paper
baking sheet
sauce pan
bowl
oven
cookie cutter
knife
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Sil-Pat.In small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar. Add apples and toss to coat. Pour apples and any extra cinnamon sugar into saucepan with butter. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until apples have softened a bit.While apples are cooking, roll out pie crust. Using a 2" circle or square cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as you can - making sure to have an even number of pieces for the top and bottom of the pie. Re-roll the pie crust and cut out more small pieces until all pie crust is used.Mix the bacon in with the apples. Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of the apple mixture on to the center of half your pie crust cut outs.Place another pie crust piece over the filling and cover until the dough edges touch. Using a fork, press into the edges, all the way around, or each mini pie to seal the edges. Using a sharp knife, cut a small slit in the top to release steam.Place pies on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until crust begins to brown.Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Sil-Pat.In small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar.
2. Add apples and toss to coat.
3. Pour apples and any extra cinnamon sugar into saucepan with butter. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until apples have softened a bit.While apples are cooking, roll out pie crust. Using a 2" circle or square cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as you can - making sure to have an even number of pieces for the top and bottom of the pie. Re-roll the pie crust and cut out more small pieces until all pie crust is used.
4. Mix the bacon in with the apples. Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of the apple mixture on to the center of half your pie crust cut outs.
5. Place another pie crust piece over the filling and cover until the dough edges touch. Using a fork, press into the edges, all the way around, or each mini pie to seal the edges. Using a sharp knife, cut a small slit in the top to release steam.
6. Place pies on prepared baking sheet.
7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until crust begins to brown.
8. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
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