serves
6
prep
30 minutes
cook
50 minutes
difficulty
Mid
serves
6
people
preparation
30
minutes
cooking
50
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Regardless, the apple pie in its modern incarnation is now largely affiliated with the US, where it inspires fierce debate about what makes the perfect pie.
Ingredients
- 300 g (2 cups) plain flour
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 100 g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 egg, beaten with 2 tsp water
Apple filling
- 8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
- 165 g (¾ cup) caster sugar
- 50 g (¼ cup) plain flour
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 48 g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature
Chilling time 30 minutes
Instructions
To make pastry, using a food processor, process flour, sugar, butter and ½ tsp salt until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 60ml ice-cold water and process until mixture forms a ball. Shape two-thirds of dough into a disc and cover with plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining one-third dough. Refrigerate both discs for 30 minutes, to rest.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out larger disc between two sheets of baking paper to a 30cm round. Line a greased deep 26cm pie dish with pastry. Roll out remaining pastry disc to a 26cm round, and refrigerate until needed.
To make filling, combine all ingredients except beaten egg mixture in a large bowl. Place in pastry case, brush edges of pastry with egg wash, top with remaining pastry round then seal by pressing edges together using your thumb and index finger. Using a small sharp knife, make 3 small incisions in pastry top to allow steam to escape, then brush top with beaten egg mixture. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden and juices begin to bubble through incisions in crust.
As seen in Feast magazine, Issue 13, pg20.
Photography by Alan Benson.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
Regardless, the apple pie in its modern incarnation is now largely affiliated with the US, where it inspires fierce debate about what makes the perfect pie.
