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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Apple Pie Recipe

What would it take to make the best ever apple pie recipe? Now that’s actually very easy. It would take all the right ingredients to bring back all those fond memories and maybe even create new ones. Everyone knows what their best ever apple pie tastes like, but when it comes to recreating the same pie, most people fall short of capturing the essence of the apple pie.
Apple Pie Recipe
Though it may seem like an easy treat to cook up, it is indeed very hard to start from scratch if you are looking to recreate your Mom’s apple pie, the one that you loved so much as a kid. Fortunately for us, if you are looking for the recipe of a wonderful homemade apple pie, then you’ll find loads of these free recipes over the Internet that will also show you how to make your apple pie from scratch, including the crust.

You’ll find absolutely everything, right from award winning recipes for homemade apple pies to those standard yet deliciously rich classic ones. You can even make Marlboro apple pies, dried apple pies, vegan apple pies, glazed apple pies, caramel apple pies, Dutch apple pies, Texan apple pies, fried apple pies, Cranberry apple pies, apple crumble pies, mock apple pies and even apple pumpkin pies!

Or perhaps, all you need to learn is simply how to make the right apple pie filling to put in a readymade piecrust. There is no problem in that too. There are loads of apple pie recipes that don’t take up much time for preparation. The best part I, when you serve your own hot version of the homemade apple pie, you’ll definitely be creating some very fond memories for yourself as well as your loved ones.

The Best Apple Pie Recipe ever!
Ingredients for the flaky crust:
  • 2 ¼ cups of Five Roses cake and Pastry flour.
  • 1 tsp of sugar.
  • ¾ tsp of salt.
  • ¼ cup of cold butter.
  • ½ a cup of shortening.
  • 1 large egg.
  • Ice cold water.
Ingredients for the Filling:
  • 500 grams of red plums, sliced and stoned.
  • 3 large apples, peeled and chopped.
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
  • ¾ cups of granulated sugar.
  • 3 tbsp of Five Roses all-purpose flour.
  • ¾ tsp of cinnamon.
  • 1 egg yolk.
  • 1 tsp of milk.
  • Some granulated sugar.
Procedure:

For the crust: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and sugar. Using a pastry blender cut the cold butter and then cut the shortening till it is the size of tiny peas. In a small measuring jar, beat the eggs and then stir in some of the ice-cold water; it should equal ½ a cup. Next, stir in the egg mixture, a tablespoon at a time and pour it into the flour mixture until the pastry becomes moist and holds it together in a ball. Press the dough together and then flatten it into two 5-inch rounds. Wrap this with some plastic wrap and then leave it for 30 minutes for chilling.

For the Filling: In a large bowl, toss some of the fruit along with the lemon juice. In a smaller bowl, stir the flour, sugar and cinnamon and stir it well into the fruit. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to about 1/8 of an inch thickness, to fit into a pie plate. Trim the edges of the pastry and then brush with water. Roll out the pastry for the top crust, cutting the steam vents. Spread the apple and plum mixture into the bottom of the crust. Finish the crust edge, as you desire. In a small mixing bowl, mix the milk and egg yolk and brush a little over the crust and sprinkle a little sugar on top. Bake at about 425 degrees F for ten minutes and then reduce to about 350 degrees F and keep baking for half an hour.

Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese Crust Recipe
Apples go well with cheddar cheese and in this recipe the cheese is built right into the crust. For a good variation, make use of your favorite apple pie crust and top it with apple crisp topping.

Ingredients for the Cheddar Crust:
  • 2 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour.
  • ¾ tsp of salt.
  • ½ a cup of vegetable shortening.
  • ¼ cup of cold butter.
  • 1-¾ cups of cheddar cheese.
  • 6 tbsp of ice cold water.
Ingredients for the Filling:
  • 6 cups of Ontario apples.
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
  • 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
  • 1 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
  • ½ a tsp of cinnamon.
  • 1 egg yolk.
  • 1 tsp milk.
Procedure:

In a large mixing bowl, mix the salt and flour. With the pastry blender, cut the butter and shortening until the mixture starts to resemble fine crumbs. Now, stir the cheese in and also stir some water in, a little at a time so that the dough holds together. Flatten it into 2 round disks and wrap with plastic and then chill for 30 minutes. In the meantime prepare the filling: in a bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice. In a smaller bowl, mix the flour, sugar and cinnamon and then stir this into the apples.

On a floured surface, roll out the pastry for the bottom crust and place it in a 9-inch thick pie plate. Trim the edges evenly. Now, roll out the pastry for the top crust while cutting the steam vents. Add the filling to the bottom crust and then place the top crust over the apple. Finish the edge as preferred. In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks and milk together and brush the top of the pie with the mixture.

Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes and then reduce the temp to 350 degrees F and bake for 40 minutes.

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