These tarts are EASY. Like really easy. Bite sized delicious pie. All of the ingredients in this recipe are STORE BOUGHT (I know that's cheating, but that's why this recipe is so quick!). Which means anyone can do it, but they look like they require real talent to pull off!
I came up with this recipe after my gram passed away, because it was a time where no one wanted to cook, but we needed something to eat, these bite sized pieces of heaven did the trick. Plus I like to keep busy.
Here's what you need:
Ready to use pie crust (I like pillsbury)
Powdered sugar
Assorted pie fillings (I used apple, blueberry, and because I like chocolate I also used Hershey's chocolate spread)
A large flower cookie cutter
A mini muffin pan
Directions
(Preheat your oven according to the directions on the pie crust you bought!)
1) Remove your pie crust from the box and place it on a floured surface. Take your cookie cutter and cut as many flower shapes out as possible. (Save the extra dough, you can re-roll it out to 1/8th")
Now because I wanted the flower petals to over lap, I used a small knife to cut an additional slice on each side of a petal. Make each slice about 1cm. That way every petal is individual.
2) Here is the only tricky part of this recipe. You need to layer this flower in your muffin pan delicately. Take every other petal and fold it in, then fold the other petals on top, place in a muffin slot. Take your top layer of petals and fold down around the top of the pan. Then take your second layer of petals and fold them over the other petals. At this point it should look like a flower.
Like this:
Your going to have to do every other muffin slot so that your petals do not get squished.
The flower making gets to be a piece of cake by your third attempt. Which just means those first two are treats for you when they're done!
3) now here is the important part. Prick each flower with a fork so the air can escape.
4) bake those little darling according to the ready made pie crust.
5) once the crust is golden brown, they're done! Let them cool. Take some powder sugar and sprinkle around the petals of the flowers.
6) Now you can add any of your favorite pie fillings. (If you are adding the chocolate spread just warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds, it's easier to manipulate that way)
You can also add some fun topping to this (ie: whipped cream to the chocolate, cinnamon or nutmeg to the apple etc.)
Enjoy!
