Apple Butter Hand Pies

Name: Apple Butter Hand Pies
Yield: makes 16
Ingredients: All-purpose flour, for dusting; Hand Pie Dough (page 52); 2 cups Apple Butter (recipe follows), or best-quality store-bought fruit butter; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 15 apples, such as Mutsu, Gala, or Golden Delicious (about 6 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, and quartered; 1 cup unsweetened apple cider; 2 tablespoons Calvados (apple brandy) or regular brandy; 1 large cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground mace; Pinch of ground cloves; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; (makes 2 cups)

January 24, 2012

What’s more appealing than a batch of fresh-baked, half-moon-shaped pies filled with rich homemade apple butter? Nothing, except maybe a batch of hand pies filled with an assortment of colorful, tasty fruit butters (try peach, plum, apricot, or pear). If you are making your own apple butter, choose eating apples, such as Mutsu, Gala, or Golden Delicious.

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