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Apple Pastry Shell Dessert

This makes 4 regular (2-3") muffin diameter-size pastry shells.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Brandy @ Healthy Happy Life Secrets

Equipment

  • pasta maker or baking roller
  • cookie cutters
  • muffin or cupcake tin

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour, plus bench flour
  • 2-3 Tbsp butter, cold
  • 3/4 cup cold water

Instructions

  • Add flour to a bowl. Cut off small bits of cold butter (from the fridge) and add to the bowl. Add enough cold water to create a soft shaggy dough disc. If too wet, add some bench flour to the dough disc top and bottom.
  • Cover the dough and let chill for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge (or freezer), or overnight in the fridge.
  • Add bench flour on the outside of the dough so it doesn't stick to your fingers and pasta maker or dough roller.
  • Fold the dough a few times to create lamination that will help the flakey crunch at the end.
  • Roll dough at least twice after folding dough. If using a pasta maker, use higher settings. On my pasta maker, it's "7" for about 1/4" thick rolled dough.
  • Butter or baking spray the bottom of a muffin tin for non-stick. With the rolled dough, cut out 4 round bottoms with cookie cutter. Add one to each muffin pan cavity bottom. With the remaining dough, cut approximately four 1" long strips and wrap around as a ring for each cavity to make a basket shell, patching together with the round dough piece.
  • Bake at 375°F/190℃ for about 35 minutes until dark golden bottoms.