Best Homemade Apple Pie Recipe

Apple Pie is a dessert from England but is also popular in America and other European countries, where the Dutch version stands out. We like to share our Best Homemade Apple Pie Recipe. So, it cooks with two pastry layers above and below, and the filling is apples.

Furthermore, the use of cinnamon and the caramelization made between the mixture of butter, flour, and sugar gives this confection a unique and delicate taste. Also, for the filling, we can add other flavors such as ginger, nutmeg, or even other ingredients such as raisins or other dried fruits.
The pastry is from a shortcrust dough with butter or lard, without eggs.

Moreover, we are bringing one of the effortless recipes to prepare at home, possibly with fewer calories, taking care to add ingredients that anyone can have in the kitchen.
Apple Pie is a popular dessert. Also, we can serve it in both warm and cold ways to accompany our mornings, afternoons, coffee, or tea. You can accompany it with ice cream or whipped cream.

Also, you can explore and enjoy other apple recipes on our Blog, like this one Apple Mascarpone Cake.

Ingredients

For the pastry

• 420 g of flour
• 260 g of butter
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 100 ml of cold water

For the filling

• 1 kg apples
• 1 tbsp of cinnamon powder

The cream

• 100 g of butter
• 150 g of sugar
• 3 tbsp of flour
• 60 ml of water
• 1 egg yolk for brushing the top

Directions

Make the Pastry

The first step in this recipe is to prepare the dough for the pie. You can prepare the dough by hand or using a food processor. The last one is a quick and much more effortless way that I recommend.

1. Thus, first, we will throw flour, sugar, and salt into the kitchen robot. Mix well and add the fresh and diced cold butter from the refrigerator.
2. Then, activate the grinder until the flour is well mixed with the butter in grain form.
3. Next, add cold water and mix several times. The dough will form quickly.
4. Remove the dough from the food processor and divide it into two equal parts.
5. We give each dough piece a round-pressed shape and wrap it in a plastic film. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour

Prepare the apple and cream filling

1. Meanwhile, we will prepare the cream and apples for the filling. First, melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the flour. Mix for 1 minute and add the sugar.
2. We continue to mix it for a little while, and we will see that the sugar and butter are caramelizing.
3. Then, add the water and mix to dissolve the whole mass.
4. Also, let the resulting mass boil, stirring it for 2-3 minutes, and then remove it from the heat.
5. After that, let it cool, and we will see that it will be thick to a kind of thickness like honey. While it cools, we will clean the apples from their skins and middles and cut them into thin slices.
6. Next, in a large bowl, add the sliced apples, the cinnamon powder, and the cream we made before.
7. Mix well, and the filling is ready.

Rolling the dough, finalize the pie, and bake it

1. Finally, next step, we continue to roll the dough. Thus, we will take one of the pieces of dough and roll it with a pizza roll in a parchment sheet with a diameter that covers and protrudes slightly from the sides of the pan where we will bake it. Place the layer in the baking pan and pour the filling.
2. We will fix it well on all sides. Open the other part of the dough and cover the apple pie completely, or cut the pastry into strips and cover the surface by crossing them with each other.
3. Brush the top of the pasta with egg yolk and bake it in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Cover the top of the pie with baking paper if it will quickly take a radish color.
4. When the apple pie is ready, take it out from the oven, and let it cool for about 1 hour before serving.
5. Cut the apple pie into pieces and serve it with vanilla ice cream.

Bon Appetit!

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