TWD: Mini All American, All Delicious Apple Pie

I did it! I actually managed to get two Tuesdays with Dorie recipes in a row done! Of course, the light school work load definitely helped. And the fact that the recipe this week was a very nice looking apple pie...something that I have not had in FOREVER...had nothing to do with it. Nope.  Nothing at all.

Dorie suggests using different kinds of apples for the pie so I used a tart golden delicious and a sweet-tart empire apple. I thought about using some of the honeycrisps that I had in the fridge but I love eating those for snacks since they are so sweet and juicy so I left those out. I'm sure they would have been delicious though. I used the same crust as last weeks Caramel Pumpkin Pie but because I realized at the last minute that I had only a tiny bit of white flour, I made it a mostly whole wheat crust since I had plenty of that.

I decided to quarter the recipe so I would not end up with a ton of pie that would take me forever to eat on my own. My Memaw had given me some sets of mini cake, pie, and tart pans last year that I love to use when I can. The pie plates are deep enough to work with an apple pie and also make two servings (for me anyway). Even though I quartered the filling recipe, I still had enough to make two of the mini pies.

The little pie was so cute! It was small but it held a lot of juicy filling. I was worried that the whole wheat crust wouldn't work with the apple filling but it was delicious. It didn't taste overly 'whole wheaty' at all. Now that I know that it works with the whole wheat flour, I will have to try it in other dishes as well. I really liked the taste and textures that I got using two different kinds of apples. It gives you a real oomph in the flavor department.

Emily of Sandmuffin chose All-American, All-Delicious Apple Pie. Great choice Emily! You can get the recipe on Emily's blog or on pages 300-302 of Baking From My Home to Yours. To see more from the TWD bakers, check out the blogroll here!