These were actually incredibly easy to make. You basically mix all the ingredients together and throw it into a pastry and bake. I used a frozen puff pastry from Trader Joe's and it came out great. This is also wonderful with a scoop of vanilla ice, but really, what isn't great with ice cream?
Green Chile and Apple Hand Pies
from Bless her heart
- 4 sheets of puff pastry (two frozen packages from Trader Joe's), thawed according to manufacturers instructions
- 3 cups of peeled gala apples (about 6 small apples), cored and diced into 1/2" pieces
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup roasted and peeled green chiles (6 chiles), diced.
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- flour for dusting the workspace
- 1 egg for egg wash
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Mix the lemon juice with the apples to keep them from browning. Stir in the diced green chiles. In a small bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and salt. Thoroughly mix these dry ingredients into the apple mixture. Set aside. In a small bowl beat the egg for the eggwash. Lightly flour a work surface for cutting out the puff pastry circles. Cut each sheet into 4 equal squares and brush with the egg wash. Fill in half of the square with the apple filling. Each pie will need 2 tablespoons of filling. Fold in half, tucking the filling inside as you go along and pinch closed, or seal with the tines of a fork. Cut a 1" slit in the top for a vent. Brush the top with the egg wash. Place on a parchment or silicone baking mat on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining hand pies. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
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