Peppery Apple Hand Pie - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1⅔ cups butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1 cup chilled buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 6 cups medium apples, sliced and dehydrated
• 8 cups unsweetened apple cider
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 3 eggs
• Canola oil or lard, as needed