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Mini Apple Pies with Spanish Marcona Almonds

6 Servings

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 20 min Total Time: 35 min

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Using a food processor grind 1/2 cup of raw blanched marcona almonds until coarsley chopped (you can also add the almonds into a plastic bag and pound on them with a pestle)
Remove the core from 1 large granny Smith apple, cut the apple into 1/2 inch cubes and add to a large bowl, add 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice into the cut apples, 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 2 tbsp white sugar, 1 tbsp all-purpose flour and the chopped almonds, mix together until well combined
Grab a store bought pre-made pie crust, using a circular cutter (mine was 3 1/2 inches in diameter) cut circles out of the dough, you should end up with 6 individual circular doughs
Spray a 6 count muffin tin with some non-stick spray and mold each of the circular doughs into each muffin hole, then evenly divide the apple mixture into the doughs
Add into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 210 C - 410 F between 16-18 minutes, after the baking time remove from the oven and let them rest until cool enough to handle, sprinkle each mini apple pie with powdered sugar and serve at once, enjoy!

Ingredients

1 premade pie crust

1 large granny Smith apple

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

2 tbsp white sugar

1 tbsp all-purpose flour

1/2 cup marcona almonds

non-stick cooking spray

powdered sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Using a food processor grind 1/2 cup of raw blanched marcona almonds until coarsley chopped (you can also add the almonds into a plastic bag and pound on them with a pestle)

Step 2

Remove the core from 1 large granny Smith apple, cut the apple into 1/2 inch cubes and add to a large bowl, add 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice into the cut apples, 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 2 tbsp white sugar, 1 tbsp all-purpose flour and the chopped almonds, mix together until well combined

Step 3

Grab a store bought pre-made pie crust, using a circular cutter (mine was 3 1/2 inches in diameter) cut circles out of the dough, you should end up with 6 individual circular doughs

Step 4

Spray a 6 count muffin tin with some non-stick spray and mold each of the circular doughs into each muffin hole, then evenly divide the apple mixture into the doughs

Step 5

Add into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 210 C - 410 F between 16-18 minutes, after the baking time remove from the oven and let them rest until cool enough to handle, sprinkle each mini apple pie with powdered sugar and serve at once, enjoy!