Apple Pie

Apple Pie Recipe

1.For the short crust pastry

all purpose flour-2 cups & 2 tbsps

Cold Unsalted butter-175 gms (cubed)

Salt-1/2 tsp

Sugar-2 tbsps

Cold water-2-3 tbsps

In a bowl mix the flour & salt.Add the cold butter cubes and rub the flour and butter against each other with your finger tips.Do this till you get a crumbly mixture.

Add the sugar and gently mix it through .Do not over work the dough.Add the cold water 1 tbsp at a time & try to bring the dough together to form a ball.Make sure you add just enough water sothat the dough comes together.

Cover the dough with a cling film and chill it for atleast one hour.(I chilled it overnight.U can chill the dough upto a week & make it when you want it)

After chilling the dough for atleast 1 hour,divide the dough into two equal parts .While rolling one part,keep the second part in fridge.(If you have chilled it overnight then you can leave the other half in the counter itself as it might be solid as rock)

Now roll the dough by dusting a parchment with little flour and placing the dough over it.Place another parchment over this and roll it to 1/8 th an inch thickness. The size of the rolled out pastry should be larger than your pie tin.

Make sure you don't roll it thin or it can tear while draping.Keep the rolled out dough with the parchment papers in a plate & refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.

Now lightly dust the pie tin with flour.Peel off the parchment paper on top and gently flip it on to the tin without removing the bottom parchment paper.With the parchment paper still on gently shape the bottom & sides of the tin.Once you have shaped the dough,gently peel off the parchment paper.If there is any tear just stick it back with your hands.Trim off the edges.Chill this for 5-10 minutes.

2.For the filling

Green cooking apples/red usual ones (big)-2-3

Lemon juice-1 lime

Granulated Sugar -1/2 cup

Cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp

Corn flour/maida-2 tbsps

Butter (room temperature)-2 tbsps

Peel and cut the apples into half .Remove the seeds & slice into 1/2" thickness. Add the lemon juice and mix sothat it doesn't change colors.

Combine the sugar ,cinnamon powder ,flour and butter . Add to the sliced apples mix gently.Arrange the apples over the chilled pastry .Keep the tin chilled.

Now roll the second half of the dough in between 2 parchment papers.Chill for 5 minutes.Peel off the top paper and flip it over the filled pie.Cover it.Remove the excess that is overhanging.Crimp the edges.I used a flower cutter to make designs on top of the pie.Using a knife make few holes/ strips on the pastry to release the steam from apples during baking to get a better crust.

3.egg-1

Milk-1 tbsp

Sugar-1 tbsp

Beat the egg with milk.Gently brush this over the pie.Sprinkle the sugar on top.Chill this for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180 C & bake for 25-35 minutes or until the pastry is crisp and you can see the filling bubbling from holes.To check insert a knife into the pie,it should sound crisp & no dough should be stuck on the knife .