Heart-Shaped Apple Hand Pies

Instructions:

• Pie Crust
• In a large bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and salt.
• Add cold cubed butter to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter or your hands, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces.
• In a small bowl, mix apple cider vinegar with cold water.
• Gradually add the vinegar-water mixture to the flour-butter mixture, stirring until the dough just starts to come together.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until it forms a cohesive ball. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Apple Filling
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch until well combined.
• Add the cubed apples, lemon juice, sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in ground cinnamon. Remove from heat and let cool before using.
• Assembly
• Preheat the oven to 220°C (428°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out chilled pie dough. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out an even number of hearts.
• Place half of the hearts on the prepared baking sheet.
• Spoon about a heaping teaspoon (or more) of apple filling onto the center of each heart on the baking sheet.
• Place another heart-shaped dough on top of each filled heart, sealing the edges with a fork.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg and milk to make an egg wash. Brush the tops of the pies lightly with egg wash.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until the pies are golden brown and crisp.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, enjoy~