Classic Apple Pie with Perfect Crust

Classic Apple Pie with Perfect Crust might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. For $1.22 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 587 calories, 6g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe from Foodista has 2 fans. Not a lot of people really liked this American dish. If you have salt, brown sugar, vinegar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 37%. This score is rather bad. Try Classic Apple Pie with Perfect Crust, Flat Apple Pie with Perfect Pie Crust, and Flat Apple Pie with Perfect Pie Crust for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons of butter

1 teaspoon tablespoon plus 1 cornstarch

1 egg, slightly beaten

2 cups of flour

6 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ¼ thick (approx. 8 cups)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon of salt

3/4 cup of shortening

ice cold water

1/4 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon white vinegar

Equipment:

bowl

rolling pin

knife

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Before you begin assembiling your ingredients, place a large glass of water into the freezer.
  2. Do not skip this step.
  3. Apple Pie Filling:
  4. In a large bowl combine the sliced apples, sugars, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  5. Stir well and let sit will you make the crust.
  6. Pie Crust:
  7. Get your glass of water from the freezer.
  8. Combine flour and salt in a medium sized bowl.
  9. Cut in the shortening.
  10. Place the egg and vinegar in a 1/2 cup, top up with the water from the freezer.
  11. Stir this into the flour mixture.
  12. Stir until a ball is formed.
  13. Shape into 2 small discs and wrap, place in the fridge for 30 mintes.
  14. Generously flour the surface and rolling pin.
  15. Beginning in the center of the disc of dough, roll out, lifting often to be sure it is not sticking to the counter.
  16. If you find it sticking, add a touch more flour to the counter.
  17. Once it is large enough to line a 9 inch pie plate either roll it lightly around the rolling pin or gently fold it into fouths and transfar to the pie plate.
  18. Be sure you have at least an half inch of dough over hanging the edge of the plate.
  19. Add the cornstarch to the apples and stir well to incorporate.
  20. Pour the bowl of apples into the pastry lined pie plate.
  21. Dot the surface with the butter.
  22. Roll out the second disc of dough, making sure it is large enough to cover the top including the half in dough overhang around the edges.
  23. Now you tuck the top layer of crust under the bottem layer of crust going completely around the whole pie.
  24. Crimp the edge if the crust with wither your fingers or a fork, being sure to not break through the dough.
  25. Be sure it is sealed well.
  26. With a paring knife make a few slits through the top crust, and sprinkle with a half teaspoon of sugar.
  27. Bake at 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
  28. Do allow to cool for at least an hour so the filling can set.

 

Step by step:


1. Before you begin assembiling your ingredients, place a large glass of water into the freezer.Do not skip this step.Apple Pie Filling:In a large bowl combine the sliced apples, sugars, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.Stir well and let sit will you make the crust.Pie Crust:Get your glass of water from the freezer.

2. Combine flour and salt in a medium sized bowl.

3. Cut in the shortening.

4. Place the egg and vinegar in a 1/2 cup, top up with the water from the freezer.Stir this into the flour mixture.Stir until a ball is formed.Shape into 2 small discs and wrap, place in the fridge for 30 mintes.Generously flour the surface and rolling pin.Beginning in the center of the disc of dough, roll out, lifting often to be sure it is not sticking to the counter.If you find it sticking, add a touch more flour to the counter.Once it is large enough to line a 9 inch pie plate either roll it lightly around the rolling pin or gently fold it into fouths and transfar to the pie plate.Be sure you have at least an half inch of dough over hanging the edge of the plate.

5. Add the cornstarch to the apples and stir well to incorporate.

6. Pour the bowl of apples into the pastry lined pie plate.Dot the surface with the butter.

7. Roll out the second disc of dough, making sure it is large enough to cover the top including the half in dough overhang around the edges.Now you tuck the top layer of crust under the bottem layer of crust going completely around the whole pie.Crimp the edge if the crust with wither your fingers or a fork, being sure to not break through the dough.Be sure it is sealed well.With a paring knife make a few slits through the top crust, and sprinkle with a half teaspoon of sugar.

8. Bake at 375 degrees for 60 minutes.Do allow to cool for at least an hour so the filling can set.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
586 Calories
5g Protein
30g Total Fat
75g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
586k
29%

Fat
30g
48%

  Saturated Fat
9g
57%

Carbohydrates
75g
25%

  Sugar
36g
40%

Cholesterol
37mg
12%

Sodium
543mg
24%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
12%

Vitamin B1
0.37mg
24%

Selenium
16µg
24%

Fiber
5g
23%

Folate
85µg
21%

Manganese
0.42mg
21%

Vitamin K
18µg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.29mg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
14%

Iron
2mg
13%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin C
9mg
11%

Phosphorus
81mg
8%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Potassium
267mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.6mg
6%

Magnesium
22mg
6%

Vitamin B6
0.11mg
6%

Vitamin A
255IU
5%

Calcium
41mg
4%

Zinc
0.5mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.07µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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