Apple Pie Ballot Bites
What's more American than apple pie? Exercising your right to vote! Here's an easy snack you can take to the polls.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced into thin wedges
- refrigerated pie crust dough (2 nine-inch rounds)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour, stirring to form a paste. Add water, sugar and cinnamon. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, then let it simmer for about 5 minutes. The mixture will turn glossy and less gritty as the sugar breaks down, forming a caramelized sauce. Toss apples in sauce. Let sit.
- Roll out the refrigerated pie dough. Cut off edges, forming a large square. (You'll use the rounded edges to make the check boxes.) Cut the large square into four squares total. Repeat with other crust.
- Place the pie dough squares on a baking sheet, turning them 90 degrees so they look like diamond shapes on the sheet. Place 3 to 4 apple slices in the center of each piece of pie dough. Flip up the bottom of the dough, then the sides, so all three points meet in the center. It should look like an open envelope. Using the pie scraps and a paring knife, cut out a checkmark and a check for each mini pie. Lightly brush pie crusts with remaining sauce from the pie filling. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until pies are lightly golden.