Over the past few years I tried different recipes and ingredients and I was never really satisfied with my pie crust. Either it was too soft and fell apart or it got too hard on the surface after baking. But nevertheless it was always yummy. I gotta admit that Apple pie is actually my favorite pie.
I love it when it's still warm with a spoon of vanilla ice cream that starts to melt... and oh my god I gotta stop or I start to drool.
So again my brother( like he's got nothing else to do) starter nagging me on sunday about Apple pie. He woke up and was like "I want Apple pie and I want it now", so I started to say that Apple pie takes time. The crust has to chill at least an hour in the fridge, that I have to peel and cut about 400000 apple so that you really have an apple-y filling and not a lousy 1 inch filling that you can barely see and taste and that baking takes also an hour, buuuuut no he wanted Apple pie and then my parents started to nag too, so I thought "what the hell,OK I do it".
So here come a recipe for an awesome, yummy, full of apple goodness Apple pie. The recipe is originally from Martha Stewarts book " Martha"s American Food", and I just changed a few ingredients because I thought them better fitting for the recipe.
For the pie crust you'll need:
3 3/4 cups(445g) Flour
1 1/2 Tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 1/2 cups/3 sticks(340g) Butter, cold
1/2 to 3/4 cups(120-180ml) ice water+1 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla extract
1. Sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add butter and mix until everything resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzly evenly about 1/4 of the water and mix until everything just holds together. Add more water and knead until everything really holds together and is an even dough. If you accidentally poured to much water, add a couple of tablespoons of flour.
2. Divide the dough in half an wrap in plastic. Flatten into discs and put into the refrigerator for at least an hour or better over night.
For the filling you'll need:
5 1/2 pounds(2,5kg) tart apples, about 16-18 apples
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup(30g) Flour,+ more for dusting
1 cup (225g) Brown sugar
1 1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
3 Tbsp.(60g) Butter
1 large egg yolk+2 Tbsp. water for coating
additional brown sugar for sprinkling
1. Preheat oven to 350°F(180°C). Take one dough disc out of the fridge and dust your work space with flour. Roll out dough until 1/4 inch(6mm) thick and at least 12 inch(30cm) wide.
Grease a 9 inch(23cm) deep-dish pie tin and place rolled out pie crust in it. Trim overhang and put back into the fridge.
2. Peel and core the apple and cut into slices. Place them in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent from turning brown from oxidation. In a smaller bowl sift together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple and mix so that every piece of apple is coated.
3. Take the second dough disk out of the fridge and roll out the same as the first one. Then take out the pie crust that's already in the dish, and pour the apple mixture carefully into it.
If there are any gaps you can see, try to push apples into it. Cut the butter into little pieces and drop those on top of the filling.
4. Now carefully pick up your rolled out pie crust and put on top of the apple pie. Also trim the overhang and with the help of your finger press together both layers of pie crust to seal it.
5. Using a knife, cute several steam vents in top of the dough.
Mix together the yolk and the water and lightly brush the surface with it. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 1 hour minutes at 350°F(180°C). After 30 minutes rotate the pie and continue baking. If you think your pie is not really done bake for additional 10 minutes.
6. When pie is done take out of the oven to cool. My personal tip is to eat it, while it's still warm, but beware it tends to fall apart then but it tastes the best if still slightly warm. If you don't want it to fall apart, let cool completely before serving.
Best eta it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Apple pie takes time to make it but I promise it is sooooo worth it. To vary the taste you can also add rum raisins and chopped nuts. Or for winter mix marzipan pieces into the filling or the pie crust.
When you make your apple and eat a piece don't think about the calories( like me ;) and just enjoy, because life is too short and a little sinning will lift your spirits.
Whether you use the recipe I shared with you or one your grandma used to make let me know and leave a comment and if you have a different recipe you love, send me it I will try it.
I wish you luck with your apple pie and enjoy every bit of it.
XOXO Owlicious
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