Inside Out Apple Pies

Ingredients:

• 6 apples of your choice (keep one extra apple on hand if you need it for filling), cored with the insides scooped out using a spoon or melon baller.
• One pie crust recipe cut into 1/2 inch thick by 6 inch long strips  (I used store bought crust)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour 
• 1 tablespoon of corn starch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup of white sugar 
• 1/2 cup lite packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

Directions: 

• Preheat your over to 350 degrees. 
• In a small saucepan, melt the 1/2 cup of unsalted butter.  Whisk in the flour and corn starch to form a paste.  Add white and brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, reduce temperature and simmer while whisking.

Cut off the tops of your apples, score the inside and use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the insides.  

Using the pieces of the apple that you scooped out in the previous step,  cut small cubes/slices, place in a bowl and pour in the butter and sugar mixture, leaving about a cup to pour over the top of the crust. I decided to cut up an extra apple to make sure I had enough filling. 

Place the coated apple chunks inside of your apple.

Cover the top of your apple with your pre-cut pie strips and top each apple with a few tablespoons of the butter and sugar mixture and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.  Place apples on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for an hour.  

ENJOY!!!