Name: Classic Apple Pie - Stars in the galaxy! recipe by Kriti Singhal at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the crust :; 2 cups All purpose flour; 1 cup Butter; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tbsp ice cold water; For the Apple filling; 6 fresh apples – chopped finely; 1 tsp Cinnamon powder; 1 tsp Nutmeg powder; Juice of 2 Lemons; 4 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp Sugar; Mint leaves

Instructions

For Pies: Take all purpose flour in a bowl and add sugar. Mix well. Now add diced butter and mix it well using your fingers.
Don’t use any spoon or ladle to mix. Do it with fingers as it will make sure that every bit of flour has a buttery flavor to it.
After 5-1o mins, you will start noticing crumbled texture of the flour. Dip your fingers in cold water and keep mixing it lightly.
Once the dough is kneaded, it will be rough crumbled dough, cover it in a cling film and let it rest in fridge for 30 mins.
Take it out post 30 mins and Roll it out. Arrange it on the tart tin. Make sure you press the corners with thumb to make it stick in perfect shape.
On the base, make impressions with fork. This will make sure that the dough will not rise during baking.
Now, spread kidney beans or chana over the top and bake well till 12 mins at 150 degrees.
Once you will see light golden color of the base, tarts are ready. Do not de-mould them.
For the apple filling –
Put all the stuff (except lemon juice and mint) in a pan and keep stirring it lightly. Once the apples get moist and caramel comes out of the pan due to sugar, switch off the gas.
Now add lemon juice and mint leaves. Mix well. Taste it and adjust the spices.
now, Arrange Apple filling over the baked tarts. Cover the top with the dough ( design it as per your choice).
Bake again for 10 mins or till the top turns golden. Take them out and let them cool down for good 2-3 hours.
Your Classic Apple Pie is ready. Savor them hot along with chilled vanilla icecream.

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