Apple Pasties Recipes

APPLE CINNAMON SLAB PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt 4 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add sliced apples and cook, stirring occasionally until lightly browned (6-8 min). Reduce heat to low and stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Continue to simmer, stirring occassionally until apples are soft and caramelized (5 min).
• Lightly dust a sheet of parchment paper with flour. Place your thawed puff pastry dough over it and roll it out slightly to flatten the top (9 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches). Cut puff pastry dough in half down the center to make two pieces (each 4 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches)
• Arrange apples in a tight row lengthwise down the middle of one puff pastry sheet leaving a one inch border on all sides. Pour remaining syrup from the apples over the top of the apples. Brush your beaten egg around the edges of your pastry. Top with the second pastry sheet and press down on the edges to seal.
• Cut 6 (1-inch wide) slits down the center of your pastry to create vents.
• Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle the top generously with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 15-17 min or until top is golden brown.

BLACKBERRY & APPLE PASTIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Dust a work surface with icing sugar, then unroll the pastry and cut out 4 rounds using a small side plate as a template.
• Combine the apples, sugar and blackberries and put a small pile on each pastry circle. Dampen the edge of the pastry, then fold over to encase the fruit. Pinch and fold the pastry over along one edge to make a pasty shape. Slash each pasty 3 times, lift onto a baking sheet and bake for 20 mins or until puffed and golden. Serve with cream.

APPLE PIE PASTRIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle with vinegar. Gradually add milk, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until easy to handle. , Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter until crumbly; set aside. Melt the remaining butter. Cut apples into 1/2-in. rings., Shape dough into sixteen 11/2-in. balls; roll into 5-in. circles. Brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter. , Place one apple ring in the center of each circle. Top each with 2 teaspoons brown sugar mixture. Fold edges of dough over apple rings, leaving centers uncovered; crimp edges. Brush dough with remaining melted butter; sprinkle with sugar., Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm.

PUFFED APPLE PASTRIES

Steps:

• Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine apple pie filling, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until heated through, 3-4 minutes., Remove tops from pastry shells; fill with apple mixture. Replace tops. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.,

PINKY'S APPLE PASTIES

Steps:

• Peel and core Apples then chop into small pieces and place with butter in saucepan, add 1 and a half cups sugar then cloves.
• Heat slowly and gently with lid on so the apples and sugar dont burn or brown. Stir regularly.
• The apples should be just tender, then leave aside to cool and remove and discard cloves.
• When apple mix is cool, preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius, cut sheets of pastry into quarters, place a portion of apple mix in middle and make into pastie shapes or triangles if your in a hurry like I do.
• Place apple pasties onto sprayed baking tray.
• Brush over with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place in oven and cook until golden brown.
• Serve warm with custard or ice cream, or there even great cold as a travelling snack or for picnics.

APPLE PASTIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Separate the egg, placing the egg yolk in a large bowl, reserving the egg white for later use. Add the sour cream, sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon and stir until combined. Peel and core the apples and dice into 1/2-inch pieces. Add the apples to the bowl and stir until completely coated.
• Lay the piecrusts on a flat work surface and spoon one-half of the apple mixture in the center of each piecrust, avoiding the edges. Fold the dough over to form a half circle, gently roll up about 3/4 inch of the open edges and press gently to seal. Lightly beat the egg white until broken up, but not frothy and brush on the dough. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown. Cut each pasty in half and serve warm.

CHEESE, APPLE & POTATO PASTIES

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Dice 250g of the butter and tip into a mixing bowl. Add the flour, 1 tsp salt and 1½ tsp black pepper and rub together with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, or use a food processor. Stir in 8 tbsp cold water, then bring the mixture together with your hands to create a firm, smooth dough. Cover and chill for 20 mins.
• Cut the dough into six equal-sized pieces and roll each portion into a ball. Chill, covered, for a further 15 mins. Meanwhile, tip the potatoes, apples, cheese and some seasoning into a bowl and toss together.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour, then roll out one of the dough balls to form a 22cm round. Spoon one-sixth of the potato mix down the centre of the round, then pinch the edges together to make a sealed parcel. Repeat with the remaining dough balls and filling. Transfer the pasties to the lined baking tray and chill for 30 mins.
• Heat the oven to 220C/200Cfan/gas7. Melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan over a low heat, then generously brush over the pasties. Bake for 20 mins, then turn the heat down to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and cook for 25-30 mins more, or until golden brown.