mini apple pies

I love making food "cute".  I made these special little pies for my sweet little girls!   The only thing that would make these little pies taste better would be a scoop of bluebell vanilla homemade ice cream....

Mini Apple Pies

Recipe from "she wears many hats"

What you'll need...

1 pastry crust recipe (I used pillsbury pie crust)

1/2 cup butter

 4 apples diced

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

for the topping...

2 tablespoons melted butter

1/4 cup rolled oats

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon flour

Instructions:

Preaheat the oven to 425.

Roll the dough out to 1/8" thick and cut into circles that are a little larger than the cupcake pan circles. 

Line the greased muffin tin with the dough circles.  Bake these shells in the oven for 10 minutes or utnil the shell is no longer raw but pale.  Remove and reduce the heat to 350.  

In a saucepan melt the butter.  Add the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.  Coat the apples well and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Scoop a little of the mixture into each pastry shell.  Mix the topping ingredients together and sprinkle on top of each pie.  

Bake for 25-30 minutes until slightly golden brown.  

ENJOY!

The Pioneer Woman's Pecan Pie

Need a quick, easy last minute recipe?!? Make this recipe...it is the Pioneer Woman's Pecan Pie recipe. So yummy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Hope you have a wonderful time with your family this week.

Pecan Pie

Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie crust

1 cup white sugar

2 tbsp. brown sugar

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup corn syrup (i used light)

1/3 cup melted butter

3 eggs, beaten

¼ tsp. vanilla

1 heaping cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Lay pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Trim and decoratively fold the edges. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, salt, corn syrup, butter, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well-combined.

Pour chopped pecans in an even layer on the bottom of the unbaked pie shell. Pour the syrup mixture over the top of the pecans. Allow to stand about 20 seconds to let pecans float to the top.

Bake for 50 minutes, being careful not to burn pecans or crust. (if you need to, lay some foil over the top to prevent burning) Allow to cool for several hours or overnight before serving.