Apple Pie is a comforting dessert which is perfect to bake during fall season. Apple pie made using apples, sugar, raisins, butter and cinnamon. This apple pie is easy to make like my pineapple pie , strawberry lattice pie and pumpkin pie and taste so delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Apple Pie
I love making pies. My favourite is apple pie, I used my homemade shortcrust pastry recipe. It is a fool proof recipe, I use them for all my pies, tarts and stuffs like that.
About Apple Pie
Apple pie is an english dessert which comes from Britain. It is also made all around the world including America, Europe. Buttery shortcrust pastry filled with juicy apples, cinnamon and raisin mixture and baked till golden and flaky.
It is made with Apples, sugar, cinnamon and raisins. The filling is stuffed inside a shortcrust pastry and baked till golden. Apple pie makes an integral part in a dinner menu during Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas family dinners. Apple pie is a time consuming dessert to make, If you don’t have much time on hand you can make my free form apple tart called as Apple galette.
This is a yummiest dish ever. This dish calls for shortcrust pastry. Try to use crunchy apple for this and you could also add some nutmeg in this. It gives a nice flavour. And also you could skip the normal sugar with brown sugar for lovely colour and sticky texture.
This pie is so delicious, the crust is buttery the filling is sweet, cinnamon and full of delicious stuffs. Apple pie is best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Taste great when served hot or warm. The addition of orange juice and zest goes well with the apples. And never miss to add cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg, it really makes the dish. And the amount of sugar totally depends on you.
You will love my Savoury chicken pot pie and French apple cake.
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Apple Pie Ingredients
Pastry Dough – for making apple pie we use butter pastry also known as shortcrust pastry. Flour is mixed with butter and sugar till it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Cold water is streamed in and formed into a dough. It is important for the dough to be cold when making pies.
Apples – Use good eating apples. Any crisp tasting can be used in making apple pie. Peel, core and slice apples into thin slices for apple pie. I prefer Honey Gold, Fuji, Gala or Granny Smith.
Raisins – This is optional but adds a honey like sweetness once baked. Also apples and raisins goes pretty good together.
Sugar – sweeten the apple pie as needed. Some apples tends to be on the sweeter side, so taste and adjust sugar quantity accordingly.
Orange Juice & Zest – orange adds a wonderful citrus note to the pie. Adding a splash of orange juice and zest pairs beautiful with apples.
Plain Flour – since this apples pie has raw apple filling instead of cooked. It is important to add some plain flour in the filling. Flour helps thicken the juices creates when baking.
Spices – any of your favorite spices can be added in the pie. Cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice goes well in the pie.
Apple Pie in 5 Easy Steps
Pre-Preparation – Preheat the oven to 180°C(350°F). Butter a pie plate generously and set it aside.
Make Filling & Pastry – Make pastry as mentioned here. Make the filling by mixing sliced apples, raisins, sugar, cinnamon, salt, corn starch and mix well.
Line Pie Plate – Remove the prepared dough out of fridge and cut into two equal portions. Take one of the dough and roll in between two sheets of plastic wrap.Line the pie plate with the sheet. Take the other sheet and roll exactly like the same.
Shaping Apple Pie – Fill the pastry lined dish with the prepared filling and cover it with the other dough sheet. Fold the rim and using a fork pinch the sides of the rim.Take a knife and make slashes in the centre of the dough.
Baking & Serving – Bake it in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or till golden. Serve warm or chilled.
Pie Crust Designs
Pie is a beautiful dessert which can be customised as per your liking. Some of my favorite way to decorate a pie is listed below.
Rustic Pie – This is the method I prefer most of the time. It is a rustic way of making pie just like this recipe. It feels homey and is relatively easy to put together.
Lattice Pie Crust – Shortcrust pastry is cut into strips. The strips are arrange over the pie filling in a lattice like pattern. This looks beautiful once baked. I have shared a step by step tutorial image below for this method. I have the detailed pictures and steps in my strawberry pie recipe.
Crimping pastry – You can crimp the pastry in the sides to create an elegant design. Once the pastry is lined in the pie plate, use your fore finger and thumb to crimp the sides of the pastry. This simple design will elevate your pie to the next level. I have shared a detailed tutorial for this in my pineapple pie recipe.
Pie Decorations – Once pie filling is covered with the filling and another sheet of dough. You can cut out different shapes from the leftover pastry dough, place it over the pie and bake. Detailed decoration recipe.
How to Make Lattice Pie Crust
Lattice pie crust may look complicated but it is actually pretty easy to make. Once the pastry is divided in half, you roll one pastry and line the base of pie plate or pie dish. The other pastry dough is rolled and cut into strips.
Fill the lined pie plate with the filling and arrange the strips like a lattice pattern. Brush the pastry with a beaten egg and sugar. Bake till golden.
How to Line a Pie Plate with Pie Dough
Pre-preparation
1)Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Butter a pie plate generously with butter and set aside.
2)For making apple pie, you need shortcrust pastry dough. I have shared a detailed recipe for making pie dough here. You need sweet pastry dough for this recipe and you need one batch of the dough for making apple pie.
Lining Pie Dish with Pastry
3)Divide the dough into two portion. You need one dough for the base of the pie plate and another one we will be using for the top.
4)Shortcrust Pastry dough is made with butter and flour so it will be relatively sticky in nature and will break apart when not handled properly. Spread plastic wrap or a sheet of parchment paper on the countertop. Place one portion of the pastry dough over it.
4)Now cover the dough with another sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper. This helps the dough from sticking to the rolling pin.
5)Now use a rolling pin to gently roll the pastry dough. Give firm amount of pressure when rolling. the plastic wrap will make this job easier. It will prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin.
6)Now the dough is rolled evenly and looks smooth.
7)Grab your pie dish and check. The rolled pastry should be larger than the pie dish.
8)Peel off the plastic wrap.
9)Now you can see smooth pastry sheet.
10)With the help of the plastic wrap, place the rolled pastry dough over the pie plate.
11)Gently line the pie plate with the pastry dough with the help of plastic wrap.
12)Peel off the plastic wrap gently.
13)Now the base of the pie plate is lined.
How to Make Apple Pie (Stepwise Pictures)
Slicing Apples for Pie
14)Peel apple skin using a peeler. Cut apples in half, remove the core and seeds from the apple. Slice apples into thin slices.
15)Take sliced apples in a bowl.
Make Apple Pie Filling
16)Add in some orange juice over the apple. This enhances the taste as well as prevents the apple from going brown.
17)Add in sugar to taste.
18)Add in some plain flour, this helps thicken the juices when baking.
19)Add in ground cinnamon.
20)Add in some orange zest or lemon zest.
21)Add in raisins.
22)I like to add a dash of ground nutmeg.
23)Toss the apples well with the sugar and spices. This is your apple filling. If you prefer thicker filling, You can cook the apples in a sauce pan till it softens and looks thick. Cool the filling and use.
Filling Pie Dish
24)Once the filling is done, spoon it over the pastry.
24)Roll the other half of the pastry to a thin sheet as mentioned above between two sheets of plastic wrap.
25)Place the pastry over the apple filling. Peel off the plastic wrap gently.
26) The pie should look mounted with the filling.
27)Seal the edges of the pie.
28)Use a fork to seal the edges and crimp it so it looks rustic.
29)Pie looks crimped on the sides.
Baking Apple Pie
30)Make a small slit on the top of the apple pie. This helps the steam escape and the pie will get crispy on top.
31)Now for egg washing, brush the top of the pie with beaten egg or milk as egg wash.
32)Sprinkle with some sugar for golden crust.
33)Place the pie dish over a baking tray and bake in a 200 degree C preheated oven for 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 180 degree C and bake for 40 to 45 minutes till golden and bubbly.
34)Allow the pie to rest for 1 hour before slicing and serving.
Expert Tips
- You can make the pastry a day ahead and store in fridge. You can store prepared shortcrust pastry in fridge upto a week.
- You can cook apple filling for 10 minutes so the apples soften bit and the filling will be thicker.
- Egg washing the pastry will make them golden brown.
- Allow the pie to rest for 1 hour for the filling to set before slicing.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Which Apple is best for apple pie?
Use good eating apples. Any crisp tasting can be used in making apple pie. Peel, core and slice apples into thin slices for apple pie. I prefer Honey Gold, Fuji, Gala or Granny Smith.
What does apple pie taste like?
Apple pie taste like fall. It is cozy, sweet and cinnamon scented. Combined with the buttery pastry it taste like heaven on earth.
Should I cook apples before pie?
Cooking apple filling will make the apple pie more sliceable. Cooking evaporates the moisture from the apple which makes the pie filling thick. Also make sure to reduce the baking temperature if you use cooked apple pie filling.
Why my apple pie disintegrated when slicing?
This happens if you don’t allow your apple pie to cool completely before slicing. Always rest your apple pie for minimum 1 hour after baking for the pie to set.
How many apples to use in an apple pie?
You need to use at least 4 apples to make a small pie, the more apple you use the more tasty it will be.
How to Store Leftover pie?
Leftover apple pie can be stored in the pie dish covered with a plastic wrap in fridge upto a week.
How to reheat pie?
The crust of the pie when stored in fridge tends to get softer. I like to heat in microwave for few seconds. If you want you can bake it again in oven for few minutes till flaky.
How to make pie a day ahead?
You can make the pastry and filling a day ahead, assemble the next day and bake.
Apple Pie with Cooked Filling
In this recipe I have used raw apples mixed with spices in filling. Since the baking time is longer the apples will cook in that time.
But if you are baking for a lesser time, then you can cook your apple filling before hand. It is easy to make as well. I have shared the apple pie with cooked filling in the video.
- Heat butter in a pan.
- Add peeled sliced apples along with sugar, raisins, orange zest and orange juice.
- Once apple is cooked add some cornflour slurry and mix well till it thickens.
- Add cinnamon powder and any flavouring as you like.
- Don’t forget to add a pinch of salt.
- Cool this down and use this as filling.
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Apple Pie | Apple Pie Recipe | How to Make Apple Pie from Scratch
Apple Pie is a comforting dessert which is perfect to bake during fall season. Apple pie made using apples, sugar, raisins, butter and cinnamon. This apple pie is easy to make and taste so delicious with a scoop of ice cream.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 207kcal
Ingredients
For Filling
Instructions
Notes
- You can make the pastry a day ahead and store in fridge. You can store prepared shortcrust pastry in fridge upto a week.
- You can cook apple filling for 10 minutes so the apples soften bit and the filling will be thicker.
- Egg washing the pastry will make them golden brown.
- Allow the pie to rest for 1 hour for the filling to set before slicing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 155IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
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