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Apple Pie

Aug-23-2016
Shri Kripa
180 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
8 People
Serves
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ABOUT Apple Pie RECIPE

An apple pie is a fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apple. It is sometimes served with whipped cream or ice cream on top.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • American
  • Baking
  • Microwaving
  • Dessert
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 8

  1. Ingredients for Short crust pastry dough:
  2. all-purpose flour - 2 1/2 cups
  3. salt - 1 tsp
  4. sugar - 2 tsp
  5. butter - 1 cup (cold /chilled) cut into small pieces
  6. ice cold water 4 - 6 tbsp
  7. For the filling:
  8. Good quality apples - 4 to 6, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch small pieces
  9. light brown sugar - 1/2 cup
  10. white sugar - 1/4 cup
  11. ground cinnamon 1/2 - 1 tsp
  12. cornflour - 4 tsp, for thickening
  13. lemon juice - 1 tbsp
  14. Use milk in the end to brush on top of the pie to give a nice golden colour.

Instructions

  1. Directions for the pastry: To make the dough, In a food processor, pulse the dry ingredients together until combined.
  2. Add the chilled butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse bread crumbs consistency, add the chilled ice water 1 tbsp at a time and pulse just 2 to 3 times.
  3. The dough should hold together when squeezed with your fingers but should not be sticky. If you find it dry and little crumbly then add another tsp of water and knead until just combined.
  4. Divide the dough into half and shape like a disk. Wrap them separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Remove and let it stand for about 30 minutes before you roll it out.
  5. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half of the dough into 12″ round about 1/8″ thick. Fold the dough onto your rolling pin & gently transfer to a 9″ deep pie dish.
  6. Unfold and gently press the dough into the bottom and sides of the dish. Trim the edges to the rim of the dish. Refrigerate for about 30 mins.
  7. Now Prepare for the filling: Stir together the apples, both the sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and corn flour or plain flour etc.
  8. Cook until the apples are just tender and not mushy. Once the liquid has thickened, remove from heat and add the lemon juice. Let cool for about 30 minutes or till room temperature.
  9. Roll out the remaining dough into a 12″ round about 1/8″ thick. Make strips by using a pizza cutter and do weave (do it on the butter paper), make flowers by using a cookie cutter with the dough scraps.
  10. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade. Transfer the apple filling to the pie shell, scatter about 1 to 2 tbsp of butter on top of the filling.
  11. Gently invert the butter paper over the pie. Press the top and bottom crusts together to seal.
  12. Brush the entire top crust with the milk wash. Now place the flowers and decorate how you want and again give milk wash for added flowers.
  13. Place the dish on the preheated baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes or until it is crisp and golden brown.
  14. Once done, let it cool for at least 1 hour before serving.

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Asha Sharma
Aug-25-2016
Asha Sharma   Aug-25-2016

One of my favourite pie recipe :)

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