Small-batch Apple Hand Pies With Brown Sugar and Butter Glaze

INGREDIENTS

Pastry blender (optional but nice to have)

-inch biscuit cutter (optional but nice to have)

Pastry brush

6 tbsp

unsalted butter (cut into 1/2-inch chunks and chilled)

3 tbsp

vegetable shortening (chilled)

1/2 cups (180g) all-purpose flour (measured using a scale or the spoon and sweep method*)

1 tbsp

granulated sugar

1/4 tsp

salt

1/2 tsp

apple cider vinegar (optional)

1/4 cup

ice-cold water (plus more, if needed)

large Granny Smith apples (peeled, thinly sliced and slices cut in half)

2 tbsp

brown sugar

1 tbsp

granulated sugar

1 tbsp

unsalted butter

1/4 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp

ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp

salt (or to taste)

egg

1 tbsp

milk

1 tbsp

unsalted butter (melted)

2 tbsp

brown sugar

1/2 cup

powdered sugar (sifted)

cinnamon

salt

1 tbsp

milk (plus more as needed)