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Super Easy Apple Pie

Perfect apple pie recipe for a beginner!
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, English
Keyword: Apple, Baked Goods, Dessert, sweet
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 296kcal
Author: Dolly
Cost: 12

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Pie Pan
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Pie Crust

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 200 gr Unsalted Butter diced - room temperature
  • 1 pc Beaten Egg (3 tbsp for the dough, get the rest for the glaze)
  • A pinch Salt
  • 1/4 cup Sugar (40gr)
  • 1/4 cup Cold Water
  • A dash Vanilla extract (optional)

Apple Pie Filling

  • 3 pcs Fuji Apple Granny Apple Smith is highly recommended
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 10 tsp Sugar adjust accordingly
  • 1 dash Nutmeg freshly grated
  • 20 gr Unsalted Butter

Instructions

For the Pie Crust

  • Grab a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, and salt. Then add butter.
  • Mix all together by hands, careful not to knead too much or the pastry will be tough.
  • Add 3 tbsp of beaten egg and mix together until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of cold water if the pastry is too tough.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for 30 minutes

For Apple Pie Filling

  • Heat up the saucepan with butter.
  • Then add diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and a dash of nutmeg.
  • Mix well, add water if necessary.
  • Cook it until browning, a little bit sticky but apple still half crunchy.

Apple Pie

  • Preheat the oven with the fan-forced mode at 250 degrees.
  • Get the dough from the fridge, dust the surface with extra flour and roll the dough until it fits the pie pan. Try not to roll too thin and too thick. Then cut out a rough circle slightly bigger than the pan.
  • Brush the pan with butter. Line the pan with the pastry, lightly pressing down to remove any air pockets, then trim off the excess pastry. Roll out the remaining pastry into another circle, again slightly larger than the pan, for the top crust.
  • With the top crust, cut into 2 cm pcs each to create a latticework.
  • Add the apple pie filling evenly into the pan shell, slowly add the lattice pieces on top.
  • Press down lightly to seal and trim off the excess pastry.
  • Crimp the edges and brush the top with the egg wash to glaze. 
  • Sprinkle the top pastry with some sugar.
  • Bake until the crust is golden brown and crisp. (30-40 minutes)
  • Let it rest for at least 2 hours before serving.