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Do you know those 4 apples that have been rolling around in your fruit drawer in the fridge?  Yes, I'm sure you do.  They have been there for a while and no one seems to be interested in eating them fresh -- they are still good, but maybe not as pretty as they were the day you brought them home.  Here is a great way to use them for a delicious treat while you are social distancing.  Once you have the filling done you can either save it for a rainy day or make them up as soon as the filling has cooled.   You can use store-bought pie crust,  use your mom's or grandmother's recipe, use this easy oil crust from King Arthur Flour, which is also vegan -- No Roll Pie Crust. If you want even an easier solution you can use white bread with the crusts cut off, put in some filling, roll them up and dip them in some melted butter,  toss them in some cinnamon sugar and bake at 350 until crispy and brown (about 15 minutes) Apple Pie Filling   Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 20 mins   Filling for apple pie hand-pies Author: Mary Lovstad Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Serves: 2 cups approx Ingredients ¾ cup Sugar 4 Apples (I prefer Granny Smith -- but use whatever you have) 1½ TBS Lemon Juice (Fresh if you have it -- but you can use concentrated) 1 tsp Lemon Zest (optional if you have it) ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp cinnamon ⅛ tsp allspice 1 TBS Tapioca pudding (dry) optional if you have and if your apples are really juicy. Instructions Prepare filling in advance for hand pies -- it should be cold for use....