Wash, peel and remove the core of the apples. Chop into 1/2 inch cubes, set aside.
Place a saucepan over medium heat, add butter and leave to melt and start turning brown.
Add chopped apples and salt, stir and fry until apple cubes begin to soften.
Add white and brown sugar, fry until the apple swells and releases its juices. Stir in the cinnamon and nutmeg and cook for one minute and take off the heat. The apples should be perfectly soft by now. Set aside to be completely cool.
Make the dough using my Easy pie dough recipe adding 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dry ingredients. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour or more.
Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
Crack the egg into a bowl, add 1 teaspoon water or a pinch of salt and beat to mix.
Use a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a square of 1/8" thickness. Cut into squares, depending on the size you want.
Place pie filling on half of the square making sure to leave as much liquid from the filling as you can behind. Leave some space around the edges.
Rub a little egg around the edges.
Fold the empty side of the pastry over the filling to cover it and meet the edge on the other side of the square to form a triangle.
Crimp the outer edges by hand or with the tines of a fork and place individual pies on the prepared sheet. Snipe holes at the top of the pie or prick with a fork.
Brush the pies with the egg wash (egg mixed with 1 teaspoon milk or water) and sprinkle sugar over the top of each hand pie.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
Drizzle leftover filling liquid over the easy apple hand pie.
Transfer the pies to a cooling rack. Allow your apple hand pies to cool for a minimum of 10 minutes before serving.
Serve with caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, ice cream, whipped cream, custard etc.