mini pies

 In honor of my new job working at the bakery I thought I would post a little how to of mini pies. These were kind of spontaneous and didn't turn out exactly how I wanted them to. Make sure whatever fruit you're using is canned and is heavy cream, other wise the glaze wont turn out right. 

lets get started!! 

first crush your gram crackers in a bowl, this will be your crust

melt some butter and mix it in (amount will very upon how much crust you want)

this is when it starts to smell good 

spray your tin(s) and thumb print your crust until the tin is covered

bake for 5-8 minutes on 350 F or until browned

usually you can smell when they are about ready

what you will need for your glaze

plus the fruit of your choice (I did mandarin oranges)

mix about one cup boiling water with half cup sugar till dissolved

add in your fruit and juice

mix corn starch in tablespoons at a time until glaze is the thickness desired

(the can I used was not heavy cream, so your's will hopefully like a bit different than mine. The glaze will be kind of like a thick haze. You will know right away if you did it right) 

place your fruit and glaze inside your pie crusts

you can decorate them anyway you way; more fruit, whip up a meringue and bake it a bit longer, or even just simple whip-cream 

Enjoy! :) 

Love Always <3

Lexi