Hand pies are so much fun.  You just pick up your own personal mini-pie and munch away.  No sharing!  And when those flaky pies are filled with cinnamon spiced apples and gooey salted caramel, you won’t want to share.

Putting these together is pretty easy – divide up your apple mixture among the circles of dough, top with a few bits of caramel candy, sprinkle with sea salt, place another round of dough on top.

Crimp the edges with a fork to seal, but the dough is going to puff up like puff pastry so it doesn’t have to be perfect.  Egg wash and coarse sugar make the crust a beautiful golden brown.

The one issue with these is that you do have to eat them warm or the caramel will re-solidify.  If you don’t eat them all immediately (which, good luck with that) you will need to reheat them before serving.  There is also quite a bit of dough in proportion to filling.  If that is not your style, make sure to roll it out extra thin. (more…)