As a rule, preparing such a pie takes a lot of time precisely because of the use of a sand base, but if you want to save time, then prepare it in advance (it freezes well) or use a semi-finished product.
Apple pie - recipe
Let's look at a basic shortcrust pastry recipe, which can then be used as the basis for all subsequent recipes. This variation does not bear any special differences from the classic shortcrust pastry, so you can safely use any other shortcrust base recipe.
Ingredients:
For the test:
- butter – 230 g;
- a pinch of sugar;
- flour – 345 g;
- water – 60 ml.
For filling:
- apples – 7 pcs.;
- sugar – 65 g;
- ground cinnamon – 1 teaspoon;
- lemon juice – 15 ml;
- flour – 45 g;
- – 75
Preparation
Because shortbread dough needs aging before use, then preparation should begin with it. First, cold butter must be chopped with flour and a small amount of sugar into crumbs. Mix the resulting flour crumbs with ice water and bring the dough together. It does not need kneading, just press the ingredients together well, wrap the lump in film and leave in the freezer for at least half an hour. Divide the chilled dough in half and roll out. Spread one of the halves over the bottom of the mold, covering the sides as well.
To make the apple filling, core the apples and divide the remainder into slices of equal thickness. Mix apple pieces with sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, condensed milk and flour. The latter will absorb excess apple juice, protecting the dough base from becoming soggy. Spoon the apple filling into the pastry-lined pan and cover with the second shortcrust pastry disc. Make a hole in the pie lid to allow steam to escape and seal the edges together.
Bake the classic apple pie for 1 hour 15 minutes at 190 degrees.
Apple-blueberry pie made from shortcrust pastry
Ingredients:
- shortbread dough – 600 g;
- apples – 1.1 kg;
- sugar – 85 g;
- starch – 10 g;
- ground cinnamon – ½ teaspoon;
- blueberries – 310 g;
- egg – 1 pc.
Preparation
Divide the finished shortbread dough into halves and roll out each of them. Place one half on the bottom and sides of the mold, and the second can be cut into shapes or divided into strips for decoration.
Prepare the apple filling by cutting the fruit into slices of equal thickness and mixing them with the rest of the ingredients from the list. Add blueberries to the apples and spread the resulting filling over the dough base. Cover the top with a lid of dough or lay out strips of dough, braiding them. Brush the dough with beaten egg.
Leave the pie in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for the first 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180 degrees and let the pie bake for at least another hour and a half.
How to make apple pie from puff pastry?
If you don’t have shortcrust pastry on hand, you can always return to the widespread puff pastry base, which will yield equally delicious pies.
If you want to bake a real American apple pie, and not just an apple pie, then I advise you to use this recipe. A real American pie has an incredibly tasty filling made from translucent caramelized apples, as well as a unique puff pastry. The pie recipe is simple, it bakes very quickly and keeps well for several days. True, it’s rare that you can preserve this apple pie for so long)))
Ingredients:
- pie dough:
- 2 cups premium flour
- 2 tbsp. Sahara
- 1 egg yolk
- 180 gr. butter
- 100 ml. cold water
- pie filling:
- 1.5 kg. sour apples
- 1 cup of sugar
- 20 gr. butter
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg (optional)
- zest of 1 lemon
- Sift two glasses of flour, this is only 320 grams, and not half a kilo, as some mistakenly believe. Add sugar and finely chopped butter. The oil should be cold, out of the refrigerator.
- Using your fingertips, quickly rub the butter and flour together to form coarse crumbs.
- Make a small depression in the center of the slide and pour in the beaten egg yolk mixed with cold water.
- Using a spoon or your hands, mix all the ingredients and form the dough into a log (do not knead the dough). It may need a little more moisture. To avoid overfilling the liquid, add cold water with spoons. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for an hour.
- The filling is what distinguishes American pie from other apple pies. Therefore, I advise you to spend an extra 15 minutes, but do everything as expected. So, wash the apples, peel them, cut out the cores and cut them into slices. Special beauty is not needed here, so we cut the apples quickly.
- No, we will not mix apples with flour or starch! In true American apple pie, the apples are first caramelized in sugar. Therefore, we take a large, clean frying pan. Put a piece of butter, pour a glass of sugar. Add chopped apples.
- Stirring so that the sugar does not burn, we begin to heat the contents of the pan. When the apples release their juice, you can increase the heat so that the moisture evaporates faster. Stirring from time to time, caramelize the apples for 10-15 minutes. There should be very little juice left in the pan.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the apple filling cool.
- Take the chilled dough out of the refrigerator. We divide it into two unequal parts: the larger part for the bottom cake, and the smaller part for the top.
- Sprinkle the table with flour and roll out the bottom crust. Place the cake in a greased pan and form sides.
- Add apple filling and distribute evenly throughout the crust.
- Sprinkle apples with cinnamon, about half a teaspoon, add a little nutmeg and lemon zest.
- Roll out the second cake layer, place it on top of the filling, and pinch the edges.
- We make a small hole in the center of the cake to allow steam to escape. Place the pie in a well-heated oven. Bake American pie for 20-25 minutes at a temperature of 170-180 degrees. The dough bakes very quickly (the apple filling is ready), so we keep an eye on our pie. Five minutes before the end, brush the top of the pie with beaten egg (optional). Place the pie in the oven for 5 minutes until the egg has a nice shiny crust.
- Remove the finished apple pie from the oven, let it cool slightly, and remove the side of the mold. Let the pie cool.
- Very tasty and very beautiful
American Pie Filling
Assembling and baking the pie
The characteristics of a variety of peoples are combined. Best Recipes from all over the world become classics of this country. So is famous pie- apple is a traditional and very tasty dish. Each housewife has her own secrets of its ideal taste.
Some people make apple pie from it, while others use puff pastry. One way or another, it’s still worth trying a few proven recipes and evaluating them.
Preparing a classic apple pie
The recipe for this pie is considered the most correct. You will need two glasses wheat flour and two tablespoons of sugar for the dough, as well as a couple of tablespoons of flour and a glass of sugar for the filling, salt, vegetable oil, ice water, four large apples of your favorite variety, lemon juice, one hundred and twenty grams of butter, a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Sift the flour and salt into the bowl in which you will prepare the dough. Add sugar, add two thirds of a glass of vegetable oil. Mix until coarse flour crumbs form. Pour cold water into the container one spoon at a time, constantly stirring the dough. The texture should be smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into two parts, one of which will be slightly larger, shape into flat cakes and wrap each separately in cling film.
Place in the refrigerator for an hour.
It's time to make the filling that you will place in the future apple pie. The recipe assumes the use of any apples, so you can recycle those that have lost their appearance a little, or take your favorite variety - it doesn’t matter at all. Wash the fruit and cut into thin slices, after removing the cores. Sprinkle with lemon juice and stir. Pour into a saucepan and cook in butter, adding sugar. After a quarter of an hour, transfer to a separate plate using a slotted spoon, and cook the remaining juice for another fifteen minutes. After this, pour it over the apples and leave them to cool. When the filling has cooled, add cinnamon and flour and stir.
All the preparations are done, it’s time to assemble and bake the apple pie. The recipe advises to immediately preheat the oven to one hundred and eighty degrees. Line the bottom of a baking dish with baking paper or parchment, place a large cake and spread to the sides.
Fill with apple filling and place remaining tortilla on top. Seal the edges with your hands, trying to do it neatly and tightly. Make a hole in the center to allow steam to escape during cooking, otherwise the cake may burst or crack. If desired, you can cut the cake into strips and cover the top of the pie with a kind of lattice - it looks very beautiful and appetizing. Brush the top with butter to get a golden brown crust, sprinkle with sugar and bake for about sixty minutes at the indicated temperature.
The recipe recommends serving the apple pie while still hot, combining it with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream. Alternatively, you can decorate the pie with streusel - a crumble made from flour, butter and sugar. This will also be tasty and very original.