Apple Hand Pies on the Fire
Tart dried apples rehydrated and folded into tortillas, then crisped over coals.
- calories
- 430
- weight
- 4 oz
- cal / oz
- 108
- protein
- 6 g
- serves
- 2, scales
- prep
- 10 min
- cook
- 10 min
- total time
- 20 min
- water
- 180 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dessert
- Snack
- Campfire coals
- Canister stove
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Backpacking
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Basic
Ingredients
| Dried tart apples | 1 1/2 cups | granny smith rings, chopped small |
|---|---|---|
| Flour tortillas | 4 small | stand in for thin pastry sheets |
| Sugar | 3 tbsp | |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp | |
| Semolina or fine breadcrumbs | 2 tbsp | soaks up the juice |
| Oil | 2 tbsp | for brushing the outsides |
| Salt | a pinch |
Method
- Put the dried apples in the pot with 180 ml of boiling water. Cover and let them sit ten minutes until they plump up.
- Drain off any standing liquid. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, semolina, and salt. Let it stand two minutes so the semolina takes on the juice.
- Spoon a quarter of the filling onto half of each tortilla. Fold over and press the edge down hard with the back of a spoon.
- Brush both sides with oil. Lay them on a grate over coals, not flame, about three minutes a side until they blister and brown.
- Let them cool a few minutes. The filling holds heat much longer than the outside does.
The original is a lenten pie built on thin pastry sheets and fresh sour apples. Neither travels. Dried tart apple rings rehydrate in ten minutes and come back with the acidity intact, which is the whole point of using sour apples in the first place. Flour tortillas do the job of the pastry: thin, flat, indestructible in a pack, and they crisp over coals.
The semolina is not filler. Rehydrated apple sheds water, and without something to bind it the filling runs out the seam and into the fire. Two tablespoons is enough to hold it together without making it pasty. Coals, not flame — a tortilla goes from brown to carbon in under a minute over open fire.
Packing
Chopped apples, sugar, cinnamon, semolina, and salt go in one bag together at home. Tortillas stay flat against the back panel of the pack or they arrive folded.
Variations
- Raisins or dried cranberries in place of a third of the apples.
- A fry pan with a lid works if you have no grate. Same time, lower heat.
- Skip the fire and eat the filling straight out of the pot as a hot apple mash.
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