An Apple A Day...Day 3

Day 3... Pint Sized Apple Pie

Aren't they cute...I find these little personal-sized apple pies darling! A great afternoon snack or the grand finale to an already perfect dinner.

Here are the few ingredients you will need to get started:

3 tablespoons butter
dash of cinnamon
3 pint sized jars
pie crust (homemade or store bought)
apple pie filling


Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

First: Using the lid to the jar, cut out 4 circles and sit to the side. These will be the tops to your pies.

Second: Taking the remaining dough, begin pressing it to the sides and bottom of your jar.

This is what your jars will look like once the dough has been pressed. They don't have to be perfect, you are getting ready to fill them. (And sorry about these pictures, my flash didn't come on, and I didn't notice it until I had finished.)

Third: Spoon the apple pie mixture into the pie pressed jars. You can get the recipe for the apple pie filling here. When canning the pie filling, I had about a half of a jar left that I couldn't can. So I spooned it into a jar, put on a lid, and stuck it in the fridge...until now!

Fourth: Spoon a tablespoon of butter into each jar, on top of the pie filling. And sprinkle in a dash of cinnamon.

Fifth: Take the circles that you cut out from the lid and lay them on top of the mixture, pinching the sides to create a scalloped edge. For 2 of the pie tops, I just cut a circle in the top. For the other, I used 2 of the circles, cut into strips, and made a lattice pie top.

Here is what the lattice looked like before putting on top of the pie.Sixth: Brush the tops with butter or milk and then sprinkle with sugar. Place on to a pan and bake for approximately 30 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees or until tops are golden brown. At 20 minutes, I placed aluminum foil on top of the jars so that the pie crust didn't burn.

Don't these just look fantastic. And trust me, they smell and taste as yummy as they look. Grab a glass of milk and a fork, and you're good to go!

You can also complete steps 1 through 5 and then put the lids on these and freeze 'em. They make great holiday and hostess gifts. If you do freeze them, you need to let 'em thaw before putting in the oven.

Voila...Enjoy!