Breakfast and Tea apple pies.
Antonietta 09/05/2013Easy recipe for 6 delicious little apple pies, to be eaten at breakfast or to offer with cup of tea in the afternoon; they are different from the usual desserts, are nutrient, with a little sugar, lot of fruit and eggs free. They are also ideal for children’s snacks with a glass of juice healthy fruit.
For the pastry:
- 100 grams plain flour,
- 50 grams of potato starch,
- 50 grams of vegetable oil,
- 50 grams of custer sugar,
- 1 pinch of salt,
- 1 tsp of baking powder,
- 1 grated lemon peel,
- 1 pinch of vanilla essence (powder or liquid),
- 5/6 tbsp of lukewarm water,
- 6 little molds
For the filling:
- 250/300 grams of apples, cut in small pieces,
- 1 tbsp of brown sugar,
- 1 tbsp lemon juice.
For the decoration (optional):
- 1 tbsp of brown sugar,
- 1 tbsp milk,
- some scraps of dough flower-shaped.
Sift in a bowl, flour and potato starch together with salt and baking powder; add sugar, grated lemon peel and stir together well.
Pour the oil and vanilla essence in the center and mix all with the addition of a few tablespoons of lukewarm water that will act as binder and working the dough becomes smooth.
At last, give it the form of a ball, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 30 minutes at least.
Meanwhile, chop the apples in small pieces, sprinkle them with 1 tbsp of brown sugar, a few drops of lemon juice and put them apart.
When the time is over, roll out the pastry in 1-1,5 cm thick and line the molds of shape you have chosen;
filled them with apples, cover with thin shortbread and pressing for close them very well;
at last, if you want, cut flowers or other shapes in remaining roll out of dough, wet the surface of cakes with milk, place cutted flowers and sprinkle with a pinch of brown sugar.
Bake in the center of the preheated oven at 180 ° / 190 ° for 20 minutes or more (size of the moulds depending).
After the time, leave to cool for 5 minutes and turning out the apple pies from the moulds. Yum!
