Recipe - Fruit Filled Mini Pies

Heyhey again,
You may have noticed that I havent done any sewing for a while... I have projects ready to be put together but somehow the actual drive to sew is failing me right now. So I cook and bake instead... Not good for my waistline but oh so yummy!

Last month I pinned a lovely recipe for mini pies via Pinterest (which linked me to the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe). This idea was brilliant as the bf loves apple pie and I cant always be bothered to make an entire pie so this would be perfect. Plus I still had some cherry pie filling leftover from Valentine's Day so I could use that also. Not to worry, I baked these a few weeks back, the filling was still good back then. Imagine if I'd have waited this long? Yugh! LOL.

Anyway, back to the pies. They were so easy! All you need is a muffin tray, shortcrust pastry and pie filling (which I usually buy tinned if I need to make something quickly). I won't list the exact instructions here as the original post does that way better than I ever could, but I do have some pictures:

My pies all ready to go into the oven. I couldn't cover them fully as I just didnt have enough pastry but this sort of did the trick also.

So in absolutely no time at all I had 12 lovely mini pies waiting to be eaten on my counter :) They dont look quite as nice as the ones from the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe, but it's only my first time. Who knows, I may be able to get them all pretty next time ;)

Mmmm, very yummy. I chose the traditionally lattice top pies for myself (very cheeky), just because they were so cute!

I'm sure these are freezable also though I havent tried. They were just gone too quickly :)

Comments

  1. PC3 March 2012 at 00:19

    love your blog...definitely coming back soon for more inspiration...Thanks for drop by my blog too! Love - Meijo'JOY

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  2. Unknown3 March 2012 at 14:46

    Wow, these look amazing!! Would be perfect for a shower or party!

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  3. Michelle L.4 March 2012 at 21:51

    Yum! Great idea to use the muffin tin - and I like your solution for stretching the amount of crust - much prettier than a whole crust, anyway!

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  4. Jill5 March 2012 at 02:14

    Yummy looking pies!! You know I never thought to put the pretty pastry effects on my own pies! :)


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  5. Chandra8 March 2012 at 12:42

    Those are so cute! But I think I would have a hard time just eating one:D New to your blog and glad I found your creative space on the web:D Stop by sometime and say hello: http://astylishlittlelady.blogspot.com/2012/03/life-lately.html

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  6. Lindsay Ann2 May 2012 at 06:55

    So glad you enjoyed my tutorial! They turned out fantastic! I will be sure to add your photos w a link to your blog on our mini pies post as well as our fan photo album on facebook!

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