Apple Pie Bites OR My Favorite Recipe in a long LONG time....

I bought some pie crust at the store (because I refuse to make my own, I had a tramatic experience...not really, but I'm not good at it...).  When I got home, I looked in the freezer and realized I already had bought three packages prior to this "Oh yeah, I need pie crust..." episode.  Apparently, I'm also having memory lapse.  The good news is....I had this little idea wandering in the back of my head for awhile.  Having said that, if you've seen this (because I realize in a world this big it's hard to have an original idea) I want to assure you I can live the rest of my life without knowing about it, I pretend I can be creative sometimes.  ;O)  I love pie, I love it in jars, and on sticks (not my ideas, but ideas I've tried).  I love apples, I dedicated a week to apples.  I love miniture.  I've dedicated my life to minis.   I'd tag all my past ideas, but you can just use the search button on the left hand side of the blog if it means that much to you.  Here's the problem with pie....there is this whole crust to filling ration that's never quite right.  These little guys hit...the...spot. 

It's also super easy....

I grabbed an apple and a melon baller and carved out some little round apple pieces. 

I  peeled the apple skin prior to carving out my balls.  I used two medium apples, and got 14 pieces out of the two apples.  I tossed the apple balls with about 2 t. of lemon juice, 1 T. of cinnamon, and 1/2 c. of sugar (you can adjust these easily according to your taste). 

I then cut the pie crust into small squares and added an apple ball, and a small bit of butter.  I wrapped it up tightly.  If your dough is too soft, it may pop through, keep molding until the ball is totally covered. 

I placed these little guys on a vintage cookie sheet and put them in the freezer for about thirty minutes (to prevent the dough from falling apart while cooking).  1 pie dough makes about 14 of these guys. 

You could potentially freeze these long term, but there is no such thing as long term in my life when it comes to desserts. 

I heated some oil to medium, and then start dropping my buddies in the oil.  They were pretty heavy, so they sank towards the bottom, and so I used a spoon to keep 'em moving.  They fried up in a few minutes.  When they were golden brown, I yanked them out, placed them on paper towels to drain, and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar (you could also roll them in the stuff before draining if you want more sugar in your life). 

Outside...

Inside...

These are SOOOOO delicious.  I will say the longer you freeze them, the apple inside may be a little cold if you pull them out too soon, serve them over ice cream and you won't notie, or keep them in a little bit after they turn golden so it's warm all the way through.
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