Mini Apple Pies with Nutella Sauce

Pie

• 2 Each-Refrigerated Pie Crust Dough
• 2 Each-Granny Smith Apples
• 1 Each-Lemon-juice of
• 2 Tablespoons-Unsalted Butter
• 1/4 Teaspoon-Almond Extract-or vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons-Brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoons-Fresh Ginger-grated
• Pinch-Ground Cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons-All Purpose Flour
• 1 Each-Egg Yolk
• 1 Tablespoon-Heavy Cream

Sauce

• ½ Cup-Nutella
• 3 Tablespoons

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 425 degrees
2. Peel apples, remove from core, cut into small cubes and place in a mixing bowl.
3. Add lemon juice and mix to combine.
4. Melt butter in a large non stick pan over medium heat until starting to foam.
5. Add apples/lemon juice, almond extract, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and stir to combine.
6. Cook stirring frequently to soften apples, about 5 minutes.
7. Add flour, stir to incorporate and cook until liquid in pan begins to thicken, about 5 to 7 minutes.
8. Remove and let cool to room temperature, about 10 to 15 minutes.
9. Remove pie dough from package, flour both sides and gently roll dough out to about a 14” diameter.
10. Butter a sheet tray and set aside.
11. On one of the pie dough mound cooled apple filling in 8 piles.
12. Lay second dough on top and form over mounds.
13. Using a cutter larger than the mounds cut out each mini pie.
14. Fold edges of dough over, pleating each fold all the way around filling to seal.
15. Place each on sheet tray.
16. Whisk egg yolk and milk together and brush top of each pie.
17. Poke three small holes in the center of each.
18. Place in preheated oven and cook until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
19. Remove from oven and let cool slightly and serve with Nutella sauce to dip.