Add 2-3 cheese shapes (or 1-2 squares of cheese).* Or you can simply cut in small square pieces. In most cases, I was able to get 2 shapes out of one small square. Try to get as many shapes out of one piece of cheese as you can. Cut cheese into shapes with small round (cut round pieces in half for moon shapes) and star cutters, if desired.Add 4 pieces of apple, overlapping and slightly twisting each piece, as shown. Place a cooked mini whole wheat pita on a flat surface, such as a cutting board.Remove core with end of an apple corer or with a small round cutter.Wash apples and slice about ¼ inch thick.Cook for 2 minutes, then flip, cook for an additional 2 minutes. Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon sugar on each side of the pita bread, reserving remaining cinnamon sugar for garnish. Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl.Spread melted butter on each side of each mini pita with a pastry brush, dividing evenly by all mini pitas.Press fork around rim to look like pie, then flip over and do it on the other side (you need to press firm).Poke hole in each mini pita with toothpick and gently press air out. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F /175 C and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.I cut the apples and cheese into cosmic shapes like stars and moons to make this snack even more fun (if that's even possible.) □ Instructions To serve, cut pie into slices and drizzle with caramel sauce.Do you ever want apple pie, but not the accompanying calories and fat? If you answered "YES!" then you're going to want to make these Healthy Apple Pie Bites! They are an easy sweet and savoury treat that is nutritious, yet tastes like apple pie! Baked mini whole wheat pitas are slathered in butter, cinnamon and sugar, topped with sliced Cosmic Crisp apples and cheddar cheese, drizzled with a caramel sundae sauce, then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Add milk or cream for desired consistency.ħ. Add in remaining caramel bits and cook over low heat until caramel melts, stirring constantly. While the pie is cooling, place reserved apple liquid into a small saucepan. If crust is looking too brown, cover with foil for remainder of the baking time.Ħ. Place on top of a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake in oven for 60-70 minutes. Arrange on top of the pie in a lattice design of choice.ĥ. Roll out the remaining dough disc and cut into strips. Cover the apples with the streusel topping. Place the apples in the pie crust, reserving the liquid. Sprinkle the bottom of the pie crust with the panko crumbs (these will help absorb some of the juices to prevent a soggy bottom). Roll dough out into a large circle and place in a 9" pie plate. Tap the dough with rolling pin to soften the disc and make it pliable for rolling. Unwrap the largest disc and place on a floured surface. For the topping, mix together flour and brown sugar (you can use the same bowl the crust was made in) and cut the butter in until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Melt half of the caramel bits with the cream and stir until smooth. While the dough is chilling, peel, core and slice apples and place in a large bowl. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.Ģ. Divide the dough into two amounts, one slightly larger than the other and flatten into a disc. Add enough of the water so that the dough comes together. To make the crust, mix flour and salt together and cut in butter with until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. If you're thinking ahead about your Thanksgiving menu or are just hankering for a good slice of apple pie - you should definitely check this recipe out!ġ. It had so many things going for it: 1) buttery crust 2) caramel sauce 3) streusel topping AND 4) a lattice crust top.Īnd my goodness did it deliver! I probably could have gone with baking it a little bit longer for a crisper bottom crust (it was a tad on the "soggy bottom" side) - but still crazy delicious. The recipe came via King Arthur Flour and a local baker who won first place in the county fair. This weekend, I've used some of the apples in a quinoa, carrot & almond side dish and some more in a honey mustard chicken dish (o-yum-g - the sauce in this recipe is out of this world!)Īnd then today, I found this recipe for a caramel apple pie. I recently went apple picking and came back with a bunch of apples waiting to be turned into various treats. It's beginning to feel a lot like autumn.all through the town. Not quite the same ring as the traditional Christmas tune, but we've finally reached that phase in the seasonal calendar where the leaves start to fall, there's a crispness in the air, the sweaters and boots come out and the apples are ready for picking.
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