Recipe courtesy of Rocco DiSpirito
Fried Apple Hand Pies
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 hand pies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 500
- Total Fat
- 33
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 49
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 32
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 24
- Sodium
- 75
- Total: 1 hr 5 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 55 min
Ingredients
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 Golden Delicious apples, peeled and medium dice
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and medium dice
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 vanilla bean, split
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for dusting
Neutral cooking oil, for frying
4 to 6 spring roll wrappers
1 large egg, beaten, for egg wash
8 to 10 round wonton wrappers
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Store-bought vanilla cream sauce, for serving, optional
Directions
Special equipment:
a deep-fryer- Add the light brown sugar and granulated sugar to a large sauté pan over medium heat and cook until the brown sugar melts, stirring to combine. Add the diced apples and stir to coat in the caramel. Add the lemon juice, vanilla bean and cinnamon and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the vanilla bean. Divide the filling in half.
- Preheat a deep-fryer with the oil to 380 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with a wire rack.
- Fill the center of a spring roll wrapper with about 1/4 cup filling just above one of the corners. Brush the sides with the egg wash. Fold the corner closest to you over the filling. Fold over the sides and roll up to the top of the diamond, letting the egg wash seal. Repeat with the remaining half of the filling and all the spring roll wrappers.
- Fill the center of a wonton wrapper with about 1 tablespoon filling. Brush the edges with the egg wash and top with another wrapper, pressing out any air and allowing the egg wash to seal. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers.
- Deep-fry until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Meanwhile mix together 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a bowl. Once the pies are fried, remove them from the fryer and dust with the powdered sugar/cinnamon mixture. Serve immediately with vanilla sauce, if using.