Crisscross Apple Crowns(Pampered Chef Copycat)

Ingredients

• 4 small granny smith apples
• 1/2 cup walnut halves, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, divided
• 1 (17 1/3 ounce) package Pillsbury Grands refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (or butter milk-8 biscuits)
• 1 (10 1/4 ounce) package Pillsbury Grands refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (or buttermilk-5 biscuits)
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted or butter
• ice cream (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*F.

2. 2

   Peel, core and slice apples. Cut apple slices into wedges. Chop walnuts.

3. 3

   Place apples, walnuts, raisins, flour, 1/4 cup of the sugar and 1 teaspoons of the cinnamon in a bowl. Mix well.

4. 4

   Microwave apple mixture on high 3 minutes or until hot; mix well.

5. 5

   Separate 12 biscuits. You may discard the remaining or set aside for another use. Using a rolling pin(or round glass jar), roll each biscuit into a 5" circle.

6. 6

   Combine remaining sugar and remaining cinnamon in a bowl. Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mix evenly over the biscuits. Divide apple mixture evenly onto center of each biscuit.

7. 7

   Gather up the edges over the filling, pinching lightly to seal.

8. 8

   Melt butter in microwave on high 20 seconds, or until melted.

9. 9

   Holding filled biscuits at the sealed end, dip each biscuit into butter, then into remaining cinnamon/sugar mixute in bowl.

10. 10

    Place the biscuits, seam side down, into a muffin pan. Cut an X pattern (crisscross)through the top of each biscuit.

11. 11

    Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

12. 12

    Remove from pan. Serve with icre cream if you would like! Enjoy!