Delicious Mini apple pie made in muffin with lots of apple cinnamon , ginger and nutmeg. These bite sized treats are easy to put together.
If you are looking for simple yet easy pies, then try this Mini apple pie with lot of apples, cinnamon, ginger and other spices. excellent bite size dessert on its own.
Apple pie was on my long list of things to do, as it is an all American classic, however I was not able to find the time to try it. For this challenge both Tamy of 3sidesofcrazyand Gayathri of Gayathri’s cookspot had suggested Apple pie, one is upside down apple pie, and other is regular one and Samantha of Samanthamenziessuggested savory pies. I opted for sweet pie thinking that my princess and prince will take a bite.
If you want to know about the history of pie, it existed even in B.C at first as a savory meat pie which then gradually turned into a sweet pie and came to our dinner tables. If you are interested in reading the history read from here
After I decided to venture into apple pie making; I realized that I had no pie pan as it was broken into pieces by my princess during a photo session. So asked hubby to get me a disposable pie pan from Wal-Mart he did. It was 9 inch pie pan. At first I thought of making a 9 inch pie, however, this week, lots of sweets consumption is going to take place. Today is 14th Thai Pongal/Makar Sankranti andfor that I made sweet pongal, because my little prince likes it. 17th of this month is my hubby’s birthday and next day is my prince’s first birthday. So we are going have a sweet overload. So I decided to make mini apple pies. I got inspired from here.
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First I was thinking that I need to use shortening in the crust, then skipped that idea and opted for all butter crust. I like granny smith apple in baking so used that one, and also added spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. I was also in the confusion of whether I want to precook the apples before adding it in the pie.
Finally I decided that this time I will try the raw version, may be next time I may try the cooked version. I liked the idea of keeping a marinating the apples with spices and sugar and setting it aside for about 1 hour to release their juice and then that juice is reduced with butter in microwave as suggested by pie and pastry bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum .
I incorporated reduced juice and butter again to the apple pieces. I have always been amazed by the beautiful lattice in the pies and my heart yearned to try the mini version and I ended up with it. Still I think I need extra practice to make it even better. Means there is room for improvement. I searched lot to recipes; and even found a blog post of 12 criteria for judging the great apple pie here.
My apple pie turned out to be cute little treat. It is beautiful and tasty, and you will be in apple wonderland. Cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg takes the apple flavor to next level. The flaky crust and the taste will make you try the next piece too
. You are not going to stop at one for sure. Make some heart shaped apple pie for this Valentine’s Day.
I made crust like this.
And filing like this.
Assembly
Assembling the pie and baking done like this
Mini Apple Pie
Delicious Mini apple pie made in muffin tin with lots of apple cinnamon , ginger and nutmeg. These bite sized treats are easy to put together.
Servings: 8
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- For Crust
- 1 ¾ Cup/245g All purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon/2g Salt
- 1 tablespoon /15g Sugar
- ¾ cup/157g Chilled butter
- 5 tablespoon Ice cold water
- For filling
- 3 ½ Granny Smith Apples
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 3 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 3 tablespoon White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- In a bowl mix all purpose flour, salt, sugar. To this add chilled cubed butter, using a pastry blender blend the butter well into the flour mixtures resembling pea’s structures. To this gradually add ice cold water and bring everything to form dough. Divide the dough into two equal pieces of 237g and wrap it with plastic wrap and chill the dough for about 1 hour. You can also freeze the dough for about 1 month at this time.
- While the dough is chilling make the filling, peel, core and cut the apple into small pieces. To this add lemon juice, spices, salt, sugars, cornstarch and mix everything well and set aside for 1 hour. After one hour of resting at room temperature you will see that apple will release the juices. Collect the juices in separate bowl and add butter and microwave for high at 2 minutes to reduce the volume of juices. Once juice volume is reduced add back the thick juice into apple pieces and mix well.
- once the dough is chilled take out the one half of the dough and transfer to a parchment paper dusted with little flour and spread it into a thin sheet, using bowl or cup larger than your cupcake /muffin tin cut about 8 inch round disc. Gradually press the circular disc into the cupcake pan. Prick well using a fork. To this add 2 tablespoon of apple filling.
- The spread the other half of the dough into thin sheet and cut it into thin strips of ¾ inch. These strips are used to make lattice top. Try to overlap one another to make beautiful lattice.
- Preheat oven to 375F. While oven is preheating chill the prepared apple pies in the refrigerator.
- Bake for about 45 minutes or until top is browned and juices starts bubbling. Make sure to line the cup cake pan using a baking a sheet to prevent the dripping of juice in the oven.
- Allow to cool the pie in the cupcake tin for about 1 hour and then carefully tilt and transfer to serving plate while it is warm.
- Enjoy with or without vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
laavys kitchen says
They look so cute and delicious 🙂 Wonderful recipe 🙂
Lakshmi Venkatesh says
Apple pie looks nice.I was wondering how to join this baking partners.
Rita Bose says
Wow Swathi!! The apple pie looks divine!! Awesome snaps too !!
♥peachkins♥ says
those are ymmy looking apple pies!
Helen Prabha says
Pics are really good....apple pie looks awesome 🙂
Helen
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Sanoli Ghosh says
Wonderfully prepared and presented Swathi. Love to bite a piece now.
Chitra says
tat looks so nice.. Bookmarked
Divya Pramil says
Loved the last click..Looks so cute Swati 🙂 Loved the flavors too!!
Leena says
Hi first time here..glad to follow you..do plz visit my blog,apple pie looks very delicious..
cookingvarieties says
hi swathi- a very practical innovation..the cute pies will help lessen sugar intake- then can eat more regularly- ha ha like twice a week.
they look cute and yummy- great to serve visitors too
Maha Gadde says
wow...yummyyyy...pies r just mouthwatering!!
Reeni Pisano says
Your mini apple pies are adorable Swathi! Your lattice is beautiful! I bet everyone loved them.
CakeWhiz says
i have seen similar apple pies on pinterest too and they always appealed to me coz they are so cute!
it's nice to see your step-by-step instructions. maybe some day when my little one is taking an extra long nap, i can give these a shot coz they look time-consuming. but then again, these best things in life take time 😉
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anthony stemke says
I must say: You are one fsntastic baker and your detailed instructions are very complete. Absolutely enjoyed reading this post. You did well, even with the distractions.
ps- Also loved the history link info. Thank You.
Rosita Vargas says
Maravillo pie una gran trabajo realmente espectacular para los niños ,eres una reina en la cocina,abrazos
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
These are beautiful Swathi! Love the mini version 🙂
Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
These look amazing! I love that they are mini! Great job especially with a cranky little one on your hip!
Jayasri Ravi says
Hi swathi, Totally enjoyed the tarts, your pies are so cute and lovely I should have tried this idea so my kids wouldn't complain much about sweets all the time.., Happy Pongal to you..
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
I love how gorgeous your mini apple pie looks, Swathi! Great job!
Angie's Recipes says
How pretty and tempting are these little cuties!
Gajus kitchen says
Happy Pongal to you and the mini pie looks so cute and delicious.I have not yet tried baking a pie and making them in muffin pan is a cool idea.
Navaneetham Krishnan says
Gosh!!!!!!!!!! Another stunning outcome from you Swathi. I love Apple pie but I always choose the easy way out, either I buy from the shop or make the usual one big piece.
Sangeetha Priya says
Wonderful cute mini pies, lovely!!!
Latha Madhusudhan says
This is so heavenly. Gr8 baking!!
Saraswathi Tharagaram says
Amazing Pies..taste so delicious and thanks for the opportunity..
Shailaja Reddy says
Lovely mini pies. Looks tempting.
Achu says
Amazing dear 🙂 I have done the same dear It is beautiful dear 🙂
Priya says
Mini apple pies looks damn cute and simply very attractive..
Marisa says
Love your mini pies. Look wonderful! 🙂
Guru Uru says
What an absolutely adorable pie recipe!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Reshmi Mahesh says
Loved the idea of making mini pies...Looks so cutes and beautiful..Nice detailed explanation too dear..
Arthy shama says
Mini pies are tempting!! 🙂
divya says
Am drooling over here..looks inviting!!
Pam says
I just love these little pies, great job
Suja Manoj says
Swathi love this cute mini version,looks so yum
Treatntrick Treat and Trick says
This is my favorite and yours looks awesome! Happy Pongal to you too...
Rekha says
looks very cute and awesome preparation...
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Shree Kanneppady says
Swathi apple pie looks super delicious.. i just love pie.. wish i could grab one 🙂
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Vrinda says
Cute n lovely..my all time fav....
Eric Pepple says
I love them! I've been trying to convince my fiancee to have pie for our wedding cake since we both love pie. But, I guess she wants to keep it traditional. Thanks for sharing, these look great!
Sincerely,
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Savitha Ganesan says
Beautifully baked apple pies.love the clikcs.
Julie says
beautiful cute pies dear..loved the idea of baking in muffin pan,yummy..loved the change in filling too,had seen the same kind of filling in joy of baking too 🙂
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thoushaltcook says
Love the idea of individual pies.
Archana Potdar says
This is what my daughters were looking for. Maybe you could parcel some to us.
🙂
Samantha Angela says
Yours looks fantastic! Wow. I've never made a pie that looked that nice.
Thanks for that Pie history link. I love reading about the history of food! I'm such a nerd like that.
Veena Theagarajan says
yummy and perfectly baked
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PT says
they are so cute.. wish i could taste it now 🙂
Arthy Suman says
Yummy pie...
Priya R says
loving the cute little mini pies Swathi, sure a relish... missed this one for sure... i can imagine how aromatic it must have been
Alea Milham says
Oh Swathi, these mini apple pies look amazing! I absolutely love your idea and have pinned it.
Hema says
Happy Pongal, these pies look simply gorgeous..
Vimitha Anand says
My hubby loves apple pie.. Will try this for him. Looks delish
Sireesha Puppala says
Hi they look so tempting 🙂 great preparation:)
Gauri says
To achieve this perfection with kids around is a Herculean task. The end product is wonderful and i can only imagine the aroma in the house 🙂
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Looks very good Swathi...had been wanting to try it for sometime now.
Amrita Vishal says
Loved the mini versions..a quick treat