Apple Pie Bundles Recipes

Steps:

• For the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor to combine. Add the butter and process until the largest pieces of butter are pea-size. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir the vodka, vinegar and 1/4 cup ice water in a small bowl (or 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon ice water if you're not using vodka). Drizzle the wet ingredients over the dough, and then mix with a fork until shaggy pieces form. Knead the dough in the bowl with your hands a couple of times until it comes together (it will look quite dry, which is fine). Transfer the large clumps of dough to a work surface. Drizzle 1 tablespoon ice water over any remaining smaller bits of dough in the bowl and knead again to bring it together. If the remaining dough is still too dry to come together, add more ice water in 1 tablespoon increments. Add to the dough on the work surface and press together into a single mass, incorporating any dry bits. Then pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick block. Divide the block into 4 pieces with a bench scraper or knife. Stack the pieces on top of one another, tucking any unincorporated dry bits in between the layers. Flatten the dough into a 3/4-inch-thick block. Repeat this process (cutting, stacking and flattening) three more times; this creates layers of butter in the dough that produces a wonderful flaky, almost puff pastry-like crust.
• Divide the dough in half and form into 1-inch-thick discs; wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or preferably overnight. The dough can be made 3 days ahead. Keep it refrigerated or freeze it for up to 3 months.
• To fill and assemble: Peel, core and slice the apples into 1/2-inch wedges. Toss the apples, brown sugar, flour, butter, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, allspice and nutmeg in a large bowl. Let the fruit sit for 30 minutes to extract the juices.
• Meanwhile, soften one dough disc at room temperature for 5 minutes. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly flour your work surface. Roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thick (about 16 inches in diameter). Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate. Soften the second disc at room temperature for 5 minutes. Then roll it out to the same thickness and diameter as the first disc.
• Carefully transfer the second disc to a 9-inch pie dish. Lift the edges so the dough slumps down into the dish. Press the dough firmly against the sides and bottom of the dish. Trim the edges, leaving about a 1-inch overhang. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to firm up. Remove the first disc from the refrigerator and let it soften for 5 minutes.
• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Line another rimmed baking sheet with foil and place it on the center rack.
• Scrape the apple filling into the pie dish, creating a mound in the center. Beat the egg with 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl and brush the edges of the dough. Place the other disc over the filling. Trim the edges, leaving about a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the bottom edge up and over the top edge; press together to seal. Crimp the edge and brush the top with egg wash. Sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Cut several vents in the top evenly spaced. Freeze the pie for 10 minutes.
• Put the pie dish on the preheated baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F. Continue to bake for 45 minutes, and then loosely tent with foil. Continue baking until the crust is a deep golden brown and the juices are thick and vigorously bubbling, 35 to 45 minutes longer. The juices will start to bubble at around 75 minutes, but they will thicken and bubble faster in the last 15 minutes; don't be tempted to pull it out until the bubbles are really going. (If using a clear pie dish, check underneath to make sure the bottom crust is evenly browned.) Transfer the pie to a wire rack and let it cool at least 4 hours before serving. (Yes, it smells amazing, and yes, people love warm pie. But if you don't give it time to set up properly, the filling will be runny when you cut into it.)

Steps:

• 1. Crust- Whisk flour, sugar and salt. Add cold butter and mix with pasty blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse meal and the pieces of butter are pea sized. Add 1 tbsp cold water and continue mixing. Continue adding water 1 Tbsp at a time until dough holds together when you pinch it. (you may not need all the water). Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 2. Filling- Preheat oven to 400. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut apples into small pieces(about 1/2 inch). Placed chopped apples and butter in large pan over medium heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add sugar and cinnamon and continue cooking for another 3-4 minutes.
• 3. Assemble- Remove chilled dough from refrigerator and place on a clean, well floured surface. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thickness. Using sharp knife, cut dough into 4 inch squares. Assemble dough scraps and re-roll as needed. Place dough squares on lined pans. Spoon 1 & 1/2 teaspoons apples mixture into center of each square. Fold corners toward center, overlapping corners slightly on top and pinching them together.
• 4. Brush top of each square with melted butter. And sprinkle top with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar.
• 5. Bake one pan at a time, 14-16 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool slightly on pans on wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, combine apples, walnuts, brown sugar, raisins, flour, lemon zest and cinnamon; set aside. , Roll pastry to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into 5-in. circles. Spoon about 1/4 cup apple mixture into center of each circle. Moisten edges of pastry with water. Fold over and seal edges with a fork. , Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400° bake 10 minutes. Brush each with milk and sprinkle with sugar; return to oven for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine sugars, flour and spices; set aside. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss to coat. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over crust. Sprinkle with sugar. Cover edge loosely with foil. , Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°.
• 2. Prepare apples: slice, core and peel (can leave peels on, if you desire). Cut the apple slices in half cross-wise, so they make a small 'chunk'.
• 3. Unroll the bread stick dough, and separate into 8 bread sticks. Cut each one in half cross-wise, to make 16 pieces of bread. If you can't find refrigerated bread sticks (next to the refrigerated biscuits), you can substitute croissant rolls ... they're just as good, slightly different texture, and bake in a little dumpling shape, instead of the rolled bundle shape. Prepare them the say way you do the bread sticks, just cutting them in half, to make smaller triangles.
• 4. Place 3-4 apple chunks at the end of each piece of dough; roll up. Arrange the little bundles in a 9x13" baking pan.
• 5. Remove the zest from the orange; you will use one teaspoon of this. Juice the orange, and pour the juice into the bottom of the baking dish, around the bottoms of the apple bundles.
• 6. Combine Butter Buds with hot water, as directed on the package. Pour the liquified butter mix over the bundles. *Butter Buds can be found in the spice, diet or baking goods aisle of your grocery store.If you can't find Butter Buds, just use melted butter or margarine, about a 1/3 or 1/4 cup, or spray on little spritzes of liquid butter.
• 7. Mix the orange zest, sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the bundles.
• 8. Bake 25 - 30 minutes, until golden brown and puffy. Serve warm, with light whipped topping, or ice cream.
• 9. *Butter Buds can be found in the spice, diet or baking goods aisle of your grocery store. If you can't find refrigerated bread sticks (next to the refrigerated biscuits), you can substitute croissant rolls ... they're just as good, slightly different texture, and bake in a little dumpling shape, instead of the rolled bundle shape.