Apple Pie
A classic homemade apple pie with a buttery crust and spiced apple filling.
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- •1.4 kilograms Braeburn applesPeeled and chopped
- •0.5 lemon Lemon juiceJuiced
- •1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- •0.5 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- •40 grams Brown sugarDemerara sugar
- •40 grams ButterMelted
- •12 grams CornflourAlso known as cornstarch
- •40 ml Cold water
- •FlourFor pastry
- •SugarFor pastry
- •SaltFor pastry
- •Cold butterFor pastry
- •200 ml Cold waterFor pastry
- •1 count EggBeaten, for brushing
- •1 teaspoon SugarFor sprinkling
- 1
Grease the pie dish with lard, vegetable shortening, or butter.
2 min
- 2
Juice half a lemon and pour over peeled and chopped apples to prevent browning.
3 min
- 3
Mix apples with ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and brown sugar. Let sit for an hour.
1h 0m
- 4
Prepare pastry by mixing flour, sugar, and salt. Add cold butter and pulse until crumbly. Add cold water and mix until dough forms.
10 min
- 5
Divide dough into two, wrap in cling film, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
30 min
- 6
Strain apples and reserve juice. Melt butter and mix with apple juice. Thicken with cornflour mixed in cold water.
10 min
- 7
Mix thickened juice back into apples.
2 min
- 8
Preheat oven to 200°C (392°F). Roll out pastry and line pie dish.
10 min
- 9
Fill pie with apple mixture, cover with top pastry, crimp edges, and brush with beaten egg.
10 min
- 10
Cut vent holes, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 45 minutes.
45 min
- 11
Cool pie before serving.
30 min
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