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Apple Pie

Apple Pie

by Shailaja Nair ♥ 1 Comment

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This is maybe even more relevant in today’s pandemic-ridden world. And there are so many ways the apple can be eaten. Apple Crumble, Apple Pie or Stewed Apples, to name a few. And there is no better smell than an apple pie baking in the oven. It is no wonder that property agents like the smell of a baking pie when they are trying to sell a house.

Ingredients

Green Granny Smith apples 5, peeled and chopped
Brown sugar 3/4 cup
Cinnamon 2 tsps
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Pie Pastry Crust

Method

(Serves 5)

Add the sugar, cinnamon and flour to the apples and mix well. Microwave for 5 minutes.

Make the pie pastry crust according to the recipe given here. Divide the dough into two halves and roll out both into two circles. Line the pie dish with one and cut the other into 1/2” strips.

Add the microwaved apples into the lined pie dish.

Criss-cross the top with the strips cut from the pastry dough.

Bake in a 170 degree C oven for 40 minutes. Cool and slice into wedges.

Pie Pastry Crust

Pie Pastry Crust

by Shailaja Nair ♥ 5 Comments

It might sound difficult, but making the crust for a pie is quite simple. You have just got to be careful that everything is really chilled. I even keep the flour in the freezer. Use chilled butter and iced water with ice cubes.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour or maida 2 cups
Butter 230 g
Water 1/2 cup
Sugar 2 tbsps

Method

Mix the flour and sugar and cut the butter into the mixture till it resembles bread crumbs.

Add the cold water a tablespoon at a time and make into a dough. Do not overwork the dough.

Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for two hours.

Divide the dough into halves. Roll out one half to line the pie dish. Roll out the other half and use it as the top crust.

Use the crust for sweet or savoury pies. For the savoury pies, leave out the sugar.