Experienced bakers who regularly make apple pies rely on the shape of the pie crust decorations and even the cut of the fruit to create a beautiful dessert. These baking tips especially the tip about the right cut for the apples are principles that you can use to your advantage when making hand pies. Because hand pies don’t require a lot of sliced apples to fill them you can cut them horizontally instead of vertically. In other words instead of wedges you’ll end up with apple slices with a small star-shaped seed section in the center. Once the apples are sliced scoop out the seeds in the center with a melon baller. You’ll end up with apple slices that look a bit like apple donuts. Each apple should yield about four round flat apple slices. You’ll get the best results if you slice the apple thinly.
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Here’s why this cut works. In large pies and certain other apple recipes the best looking pies come from thinly sliced crescent-shaped apple wedges. When they’re stacked in the pie they don’t leave any gaps between the crust and the apples. Instead the sliced apples fit snugly against the crust making for a nicer looking pie. The flat round apple slices for hand pies make for a superior apple pie filling for the same reason. They fit snugly into the crust leaving no gap between the crust and the apples. Cutting the apples this way helps you avoid a common pie crust mistake that many home bakers make.
While it’s not necessary to peel apples for pies it is important to choose the right type of apples. Failure to do so will result in mushy mealy apples. Ideally the apples you choose will retain both their texture and shape. However texture can also be a matter of preference for pie bakers with some preferring the texture and mealiness of apples which are better suited to an apple crumble recipe than apple pie. Go with your own preference.
That said home gourmets often choose the tart green Granny Smith apple for their pie fillings. They hold their shape and texture exceptionally well. There can be a downside however. Many bakers choose a variety of apples to put in their pies depending on the different flavors and textures.
