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January 9, 2022pub
Apple Pie

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Apple pie 1. This recipe is based on @marcgrossman’s New York Cult Recipes book. The pastry is made in a food processor which makes it easier but also tricky at the same time. You see, to get a super flakey pastry dough, we need the butter to create pockets of fat that will expand when heated. Therefore the butter should stay in small bits- it shouldn’t be creamed into the flour.

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Apple Pie

BY YASMINE IDRISS

Apple pie 1. This recipe is based on @marcgrossman’s New York Cult Recipes book. The pastry is made in a food processor which makes it easier but also tricky at the same time. You see, to get a super flakey pastry dough, we need the butter to create pockets of fat that will expand when heated. Therefore the butter should stay in small bits- it shouldn’t be creamed into the flour.

Use a 10” pie dish, buttered

INGREDIENTS

For the pastry:

  • 250 g cold unsalted butter, cubed into small pieces
  • 500 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 100 ml icy old water
  • 3 tsp vinegar

For the filling:

  • 10 apples, peeled, cored and cut into small pieces
  • 100g light brown sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2¼ tbsp cornstarch
  • 1½ tbsp lemon juice
  • 50g unsalted butter

METHOD

  • 1)

    Using a food processor pulse the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a crumbly consistency with the tiny bits of butter still present.

  • 2)

    Next, on a lightly floured surface, add the water and vinegar by hand and knead just until you have a smooth dough. Divide into two equal balls, flatten into 2 discs then wrap them in cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

  • 3)

    Next, roll as thinly as possible, line your pie dish and blind bake using baking paper topped with ceramic (or dried) beans at 180C for 15min. Next remove the baking paper and bake for another 10min, until dry and lightly golden. Don’t rush that step.

  • 4)

    For the filling, melt the butter in a large frying pan.

  • 5)

    Mix the apples, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Add to the pan and sauté until golden and bubbly.

  • 6)

    Mix the cornstarch with the lemon juice, add to the apples.

  • 7)

    Cook for 5min until thick. Remove from heat and cool.

  • 8)

    Next fill up and cover with a pastry dough lattice.

  • 9)

    Egg wash and sprinkle with granulated brown sugar.

  • 10)

    Bake for about 45-50min until nice and golden.

Notes

Let the pie set for a minimum of 2 hours before serving with ice-cream.

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