Spicy Apple Hand Pies

Ingredients
Pie dough, recipe below
2 pink lady apples, peeled and sliced
1⁄4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon sanding sugar

Instructions
1. Preheat an oven to 375°F.
2. Prepare the pie crust according to the instructions. Roll out and set aside in the fridge.
3. Mix the apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, chili powder, nutmeg, cloves, and cayenne pepper
together in a bowl. Toss until everything is coated and evenly mixed.
4. Cut out 12 5-inch circles from the dough. Leaving a 1⁄2-inch boarder around the edge, spread filling over
half of the circle. Pull the unfilled side of the dough over the filling. Crimp the edges to seal everything in.
Cut small holes in the top to allow the steam to escape. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
5. Place the hand pies on a lined baking sheet. Sprinkle each with cayenne pepper and sanding sugar.
6. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the crust is golden.

Classic Pie Dough

Ingredients
6 ounces bread flour
2 ounces cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
7 ounces (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold
1⁄4 cup water

Instructions
Hand Method
1. Mix flours and salt in a large bowl. Chop butter into 1⁄2-inch chunks and add to flour mixture. Pinch or cut
butter into flour using your fingers or a pastry cutter, breaking it into pieces about the size of large peas.
If using your hands, work quickly to keep butter from melting.
2. Pour water into flour mixture. Mix dough with your hands or about 10 to 15 turns of a wooden spoon, until
it just starts to come together. The dough will be very tough and should remain in a few large chunks.
3. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and push chunks together. Knead 4 to 5 times, just until it holds
together. Flatten dough into a disk about 1 inch thick. Wrap tightly in parchment paper and let rest in the
refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Food Processor Method
1. Pulse flours and salt in the bowl of a food processor 2 or 3 times to combine. Chop butter into 1⁄2-inch
cubes and add to flour mixture. Pulse for 1 second about 8 times, until butter is in pieces about the size of
large peas. Add water and pulse 3 to 4 times, until dough begins to come together. It may remain in a few
large chunks.
2. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and push chunks together. Knead 4 to 5 times, until it holds its
shape. Flatten dough into a disk about 1 inch thick. Wrap tightly in parchment paper and let rest in the
refrigerator for at least 1 hour.