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| Maryssa, Izzy, Evee and Karla with their creations |
Ingredients:
4 large Granny Smith apples
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cinnamon sugar (for sprinkling on top)
1 (14.1 ounce) package Pillsbury rolled pie crust (use just 1 of the 2 crusts in the box)
*or make it from scratch using this super easy recipe:
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup oil
3 Tablespoons milk
Combine flour and salt in a small bowl. In a cup, combine oil and milk. Quickly add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix as little as possible. Dough should be pliant, not dry. Immediately roll out (between two pieces of wax paper, if you like). Immediately fill with filling and bake as soon as possible. Makes 1 small crust - just enough to top these little apple pies!
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Slice the top off each of your apples and scoop out the inside of the apple. A knife and a spoon work well to hollow out the apple.
In a small bowl, mix the apple pie filling with the cinnamon. Spoon the filling into the well of each apple.
Unroll one pie crust and cut it into fourths; one for each apple. Then cut each quarter into 1/4-inch strips.
Lay strips of the dough on top of the apple. Then take one new strip at a time and alternate weaving it over and under the pie strips already in place. Repeat until the top of the apple has been covered. Trim excess pie crust around the edges with a knife. Sprinkle crust with cinnamon sugar, if desired.
Place apples in a baking dish and fill with 1/4-inch of water. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove from baking dish and enjoy.
Notes:
For an activity with the primary girls this month I decided that making a tasty fall treat would be fun. I knew we didn't have a lot of time or real kitchen expertise in these girls to work with, so I was looking for something quick and easy but still unique that I could teach them how to make. These cute little personal apple pies were just the thing. They loved scooping out the apple wells while I whipped up the crust. And then they each covered the filling with their own versions of a lattice top. We even had an impromptu jumping jack competition in the church kitchen while waiting for the last 5 minutes of the apples' bake time! There were many ooohs and aaaahs as they devoured their treats. It's the simple things, right?
Slice the top off each of your apples and scoop out the inside of the apple. A knife and a spoon work well to hollow out the apple.
In a small bowl, mix the apple pie filling with the cinnamon. Spoon the filling into the well of each apple.
Unroll one pie crust and cut it into fourths; one for each apple. Then cut each quarter into 1/4-inch strips.
Lay strips of the dough on top of the apple. Then take one new strip at a time and alternate weaving it over and under the pie strips already in place. Repeat until the top of the apple has been covered. Trim excess pie crust around the edges with a knife. Sprinkle crust with cinnamon sugar, if desired.
Place apples in a baking dish and fill with 1/4-inch of water. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove from baking dish and enjoy.
Notes:
For an activity with the primary girls this month I decided that making a tasty fall treat would be fun. I knew we didn't have a lot of time or real kitchen expertise in these girls to work with, so I was looking for something quick and easy but still unique that I could teach them how to make. These cute little personal apple pies were just the thing. They loved scooping out the apple wells while I whipped up the crust. And then they each covered the filling with their own versions of a lattice top. We even had an impromptu jumping jack competition in the church kitchen while waiting for the last 5 minutes of the apples' bake time! There were many ooohs and aaaahs as they devoured their treats. It's the simple things, right?
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