Apple Pie-ایپل پائی

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The classic Apple Pie..

An apple pie is one of the most basic, easy to make pies, some still call it the old english pie. I have been making this pie for the longest time and It was one of the first things I learned to bake. The pie crust is super easy to make once you get the hang of it. Perfect for autumn and cozy afternoons. I have made simple variations to adjust it according to my family’s taste preferences. I think this is pretty perfect now! I’ll wait for all your feedback once you try this out.

Serves 4-5  individual pies

The filling:

Make the filling first because you want it to be cool when your pie crust is ready.

Ingredients:

• 8 medium sized apples
• 20 grams butter
• 100 grams caster sugar
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 1/4 tbsp cinnamon powder

Method:

1. Peel and core apples. Then cut the apples into thin slices.
2. Turn the stove on medium to high and add all the ingredients to a saucepan.
3. Cook the apples for 5-7 minutes making sure they don’t get too dry. Turn the stove off and let the apples come to room temperature before adding them to the pastry.

The pastry:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams all purpose flour
• 200 grams butter, chilled
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg white
• 3-4 tsp cold water

Method:

1. Grab a  large bowl and sift the flour in it.
2. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, rub butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Add the egg yolk to the mixture and add cold water,a tablespoon at a time. Mix lightly with a fork after each addition until the dough is just moist enough to hold together. Make sure that you don’t add extra water, we don’t need it.
4. Lightly flour your hands and shape the dough into a ball in the same bowl.
5. Cut the dough in two parts, one part bigger than the other, cover them separately and put it into the fridge for 20 minutes.
6. Flour the surface and using a rolling pin roll out the larger dough into a 3mm thick round from center to edge. Add more flour if it starts to stick and push the sides in if needed.
7. Grease your pie dish and then gently ease the dough into bottom and up side of pie dish to line evenly. Trim the edges.
8. Prick the base of the pie with a fork and fill with the apple mixture that we prepared.
9. Dust the surface with flour and roll out the smaller sized dough. You can cut it in strips like I did int he images or roll out the complete thing and just cut some slashes in the middle, be as creative as you like.
10. Carefully lift this dough and place on top of the pie. If you are placing the dough in the shape of a round then using a spoon, prick very carefully on top of the pie crust.
11. Whisk the egg white, and using a brush aply this all over the pie crust.
12. Preheat the oven to 220ºc or 428ºf.
13. Bake for 40-45 minutes or untill the pastry turns golden brown.
14. Transfer the pie dish to a wire rack, let it cool slightly so you don’t burn yourself.
15. Slice and serve.

Tips:

• Make sure all the ingredients (pastry and the filling) of the pie are chilled.
• We dont have to knead the dough much, its ready once it comes together.
• Flour the surface generously before you roll out the dough so that it deosnt stick.
• Don’t over-bake the pie as that would make the crust very crumbly.
• If running short on time, you can also make this in a food processor or a kitchen aid.

The aroma that fills the kitchen when I bake this pie is so soothing and calming. It just smells like home and cinnamon and pie and love and everything. I think that is one of the reasons why I bake this pie so much. Do try this one out and don’t forget to share your versions on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #tcid.

Aa jao logon “apple pie” tayyar hai!!

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