Makes 4-5 pies
What You’ll Need:
- 4-5 1/2 pint wide mouth mason jars
- 2 pre-made pie crusts (or you can make your own)
- 2 cans pie filling – we used apple and blueberry (you can also make your favorite fruit filling from scratch!)
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll one of the pie crusts onto a clean surface. Cut into quarters.
- Take the pie dough and press one-quarter gently into each of the mason jars to form the crust. Smooth out any lumps.
- Fill the pies about 3/4 of the way with the fruit filling.
- Unroll the second pie crust. For a decorative crust, use a mason jar lid to cut out circles for the top crusts. Use a knife to cut two slits in the center, forming an “x,” for a vent. To make a lattice crust, cut about 40 strips of the pie dough and weave together into a lattice pattern. Use a mason jar lid to cut out circles from the lattice crust for the topping.
- Carefully place the crusts on your mason jar pies. You can add additional crust cutouts if you wish. We made hearts for the blueberry pies.
- Press the edges of the top crusts against the bottom crusts to create a seal, then gently press down with a fork.
- Whisk an egg and brush it on the tops of the crusts with a pastry brush.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown.
- (optional, but suggested) Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Once you have done this you will have all the pieces for an amazing dessert.
Source: ThoughtfulWoman
