Oven-Fried Apple Pies

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• If you haven’t tried fried apple pies, you don’t know what you’re missing! Although these apple pies are baked in the oven rather than deep fried, the concept remains the same: fill delicious dough with apple pie filling and top with a dusting of cinnamon-sugar. You likely have either made or enjoyed an apple pie like this before, but perhaps you know it by a different name! These personal-size pies are similar to apple pie empanadas, a Mexican dessert featuring a flaky crust, sweet filling and cinnamon-sugar coating. You may have also heard of these delightful desserts by the name “hand pies.” This is one of our favorite ways to eat apple pie because they can be made in a big batch and then enjoyed all week long as a quick dessert or after-school snack. Like we said, this is ONE of our favorite ways to enjoy apple pie—we have a few others in our guide that will teach you how to make the perfect classic apple pie as well as how to put a few twists on the traditional recipe!