Mini Apple pies

This is an alternative to mince pies. Still very popular. It has simple dough ready in minutes.

Prepare dough - 225 g of cold butter, 350 g plain flour, 100 g of caster sugar - you can use golden sugar, 150 g of apples  - cooking or apple sauce , 1 small egg - beat egg separately , keep small amount of beaten egg for egg-wash.

Dough will be nice and smooth once kneaded. You can put it in the fridge for short time or use it straight away.

Roll out the dough, cut out circles and line pre-greased tin.

Fill these with cooked mashed apples or apple sauce and cut out flowers from the rest of the dough. 

Use the egg wash for edges and flowers. Bake until golden . Leave to cool then remove from baking tin.