I had a roll of phyllo dough left over from making spanakopita and decided to use it to create these mini apple pies.
With the aid of a microwave for pre-cooking the apples, these delicious treats came together fast. I am a big fan of using phyllo dough because it crisps up in the oven just like it was deep fried without the greasiness, time and mess.
Two of these triangles and a scoop of good vanilla ice cream would make quite the elegant dessert.
Mini Apple Pie Triangles
makes 16 to 20
1 roll phyllo dough (usually a box contains 2 rolls), defrosted and brought to room temperature
3 large apples, peeled and diced
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon flour
olive oil
cinnamon sugar (1 tablespoon sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Place the diced apple in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the apple starts to soften.
Add the ginger, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla and mix well. There should be quite a bit of juice at the bottom of the bowl. Add the tablespoon of flour and mix well. Return the mixture to the microwave and cook for 1 more minute.
Stir the mixture well. The mixture will be thick and sticky.
To assemble, lay out a piece of phyllo dough and drizzle it with olive oil.
Fold the phyllo dough into thirds and place a tablespoon of the apple mixture in the left bottom corner and drizzle a bit more olive oil on the dough. Fold the corner over to form a triangle and repeat folding all the way up to the top. This is just like folding a flag.
Place the triangle on a parchment lined baking sheet and repeat until the apple mixture is gone.
Drizzle the tops of the triangles with a bit more olive oil and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the triangles are crispy and dark brown.
Here are a few pictures to help demonstrate how to assemble the triangles:
Lay out the phyllo dough and drizzle with olive oil. |
Fold the dough in thirds by folding one side over the center third of the dough. |
Fold over the remaining third of the dough. |
Add a tablespoon of the apple mixture in the bottom corner of the dough. |
Add another drizzle of olive oil down the center of the strip. Fold the corner over the filling to form a triangle. |
Fold the triangle straight up keeping the dough even on the side. |
Repeat the folding all the way up the entire strip of dough until you have formed a neat triangle. It's just like folding a flag. |
Place the triangles on a parchment lined baking sheet and drizzle with a bit more olive oil and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar before baking. |
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