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APPLE  PIE POPS

We know apple pies, we know cake pops, but how about apple pie pops ?

Our penpal Liam from New Jersey suggested that we could bake an apple pie. Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to cook, bake and eat a traditional apple pie in the span of our 2 hour session. Therefore, apple pie pops sound like a good compromise.

Preparation time : 30 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves 10 cakes

INGREDIENTS :

• one pack of ready-made shortcrust pastry
• 2 or 3 apples
• a teaspoon cinnamon or more according to your taste
• a teaspoon of lemon juice
• one egg white
• some milk and brown sugar to glaze
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Cutters, cake pop sticks, a brush and a set of spoons

  
  
                                

METHOD :

1. Preheat the oven to 180° C.
   
   
2. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Set aside.
   
   
3. To make the filling, peel the apples, core them and cut them into tiny cubes.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Put them into a bowl, add cinnamon, lemon ( and if necessary brown sugar ) and stir .
   
   
   
   
   

5. Place this mixture in a saucepan on low heat, continue to stir for 5 to 10 minutes. You can add a few tablespoons of water if the mixture looks too thick. Set aside to cool.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Roll out the ready-made shortcrust pastry. Using a cutter, cut out two shapes for each apple pie pop.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Place shapes on the baking tray leaving plenty of space around each. 
   
   
8. Add a stick to each shape about a centimetre from the edge and press the stick firmly.
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
9. Put some apple mixture in the centre of the shape.
   
   
   
     
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Cut out a hole with a cutter or a knife in the centre of the second shape.
    
    
    
    
    
11. Brush with egg white the edge of the first shape.
    
    
    
    
    
12. Place the second shape over the first one, and press the edges  of the 2 shapes down to stick them together. You can press the edges with a stick .
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
13. Brush up the top of the apple pie pop with milk and sprinkle it with brown sugar. You can add a small shape of pastry on the top of it .
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
14. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Eat them warm.
    
    

    
    
    
    
    
    

ENJOY WITH A CUP OF TEA  ; )

(We love Alexandre's mother's Oolong tea )