Popeyes Apple Pie

Steps

Filling

1. 1

   Make the apple filling first so it has time to cool before the pies are filled. Peel the apples and cut them into little cubes.

2. 2

   Add the cubed apples, butter, raw cane sugar, pumpkin spice, and cornstarch to a skillet or medium-size pan.

3. 3

   Mix the filling ingredients and cook the apples in their own juice for 5 minutes, or until they reach the consistency you prefer. The source notes that slightly crunchy apples are desirable. Set the filling aside to cool.

   Start 5-minute timer

Assembly and frying

4. 4

   Flour the work surface and roll the puff pastry into a rectangle.

5. 5

   Using a knife, cut the pastry into rectangles measuring 2½ inches wide by 4 inches high. The recipe indicates that this should yield approximately 22–24 rectangles.

6. 6

   Place 1 heaping teaspoon of cooled apple filling in the center of every other pastry rectangle, leaving approximately a ¼-inch border between the filling and the edge of the dough.

7. 7

   Cover each filled pastry with one of the empty pastry rectangles. Crimp the edges together with a fork, then repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.

8. 8

   Heat the vegetable oil for frying. Fry each apple pie for approximately 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crispy.

   Start 2-minute timer
9. 9

   While the pies are still hot, sprinkle cinnamon sugar all around each one using a small teaspoon.

10. 10

    Let the pies cool, then serve immediately or later. They may be enjoyed warm or cold.