Description
A classic dessert featuring a flaky crust filled with spiced apples, served warm with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 220 g unsalted butter, cold (cut into cubes)
- 110 g water
- 1 kg apples (Pink Lady, Royal Gala, or Fuji)
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 190 g brown sugar
- 1¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1¼ tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2½ tbsp water
- 5 tbsp almond flour (or other finely ground nuts or breadcrumbs)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- Vanilla ice cream or another flavor of your choice
Instructions
- Place the all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and mix them together.
- Add the cold butter cut into cubes and mix it with the flour mixture.
- Pinch the flour along with the dry ingredients to break it up.
- Add the water and knead slightly to incorporate the dough.
- Refrigerate the ball of dough covered for 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
- Peel the apples, core them, and cut into 5 mm thick slices.
- Place the apple slices in a large saucepan over medium heat with all pie filling ingredients.
- Remove the warm apples from the saucepan and let them cool down before assembling the pie.
- Roll out the dough and place it over the pie plate.
- Pour the apple pie filling on top and prepare the lattice for the top crust.
- Dust everything with brown sugar and cover edges with aluminum foil.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes covered, then another 30 minutes uncovered.
- Let the freshly baked apple pie cool before serving.
- Serve a slice of apple pie with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
To achieve the perfect crust, ensure butter and water are cold, and avoid overmixing the dough.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: apple pie, dessert, classic dessert, apple dessert, baking