Apple Pie Recipe
A delicious apple pie that has flaky and crunchy crust on its surface, and topped with flavorful cinnamon. The sweet apple filling will surely captivate your taste buds and make you crave for more.
Here, we have a recipe that’s definitely loved by everyone. Who wouldn’t love apples sweet smell and juicy taste? And so, this recipe will teach you how to easily make an apple-rich pie that’s not the ordinary type. The recipe is quite simple even though it’s divided into three parts. The first part teaches you how to make the crust, the second one is about preparing the apple filling and the third part teaches you how to make the crumble. In less than 2 hours, you’ll be able to finish your apple pie recipe with its delicious crust. Just follow precisely the steps below.
Apple Pie Ingredients:
For Crust:
cup all-purpose flour (110 g)
teaspoon granulated sugar (5 g)
1/4 teaspoon salt (1.25 g)
1/2 cup shortening (105 g)
1/4 cup cold water (60 ml)
egg yolk
For Pie filling:
3 apples
1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 g)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (5 ml)
1 tablespoon lemon juice (5 ml)
For Crumble:
1/3 cup butter (115 g)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (55 g)
1/2 cup brown sugar (115 g)
1/2 cup oatmeal (45 g)
1 pinch cinnamon
Instructions:
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total Time: 1 1/4 hr
Serves: 6-8
First, prepare the crust by mixing together flour, sugar and salt.
Blend in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse pieces.
Add egg yolk and water into the mixture.
Mix thoroughly until dough is smooth and combined.
Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Add flour to dough if it's too sticky.
Gently place in a pie plate and trim edges to fit. Use fingers to shape a neat edge for the pie shell.
To prepare the apple filling, peel and slice apples thinly.
Pour out lemon juice on apple slices to prevent browning.
Stir in sugar and cinnamon to apples, and then mix well.
Pour apple mixture evenly into pie shell and set aside.
To prepare the crumble, mix all ingredients in a bowl with a fork.
Spread crumble mixture uniformly over pie, slightly pressing down
Sprinkle cinnamon on top of pie.
Bake pie at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
Remove from oven and let it cool.
Serve and enjoy!
Serving Extra tips
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or serve cold with a cup of coffee. Also try this simple apple pie recipe.