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Servings: 1 pie

The Best Apple Pie

The apple pie is a classic fruit tart with a shortcrust pastry base and top, which can easily be made with other fruits and spices.
Author: Thomas Tranegaard Nielsen
Course: Baking
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple, Cozy, Pie, Sweet
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

Shortcrust Pastry

  • 300 gram Wheat Flour
  • 2-4 gram Ground ginger
  • 150 gram Butter Room temperature
  • 100 gram Powdered Sugar
  • 1 pcs. Egg

Fill

  • 4-5 pcs. Apples Preferably tart
  • 25 gram Sugar
  • 2.6 gram Cinnamon Preferably Ceylon
  • Pearl Sugar For decoration

Instructions

  • Find a large bowl, a deep plate, a scale, a butter knife, and a rolling pin.
  • Weigh the flour in the deep plate and pour it into the large bowl.
  • Weigh the powdered sugar in the deep plate and pour it into the large bowl.
  • Add the ginger.
  • Measure the butter – use the lines on the butter pack.
  • Cut the butter into small chunks and put them in the large bowl.
  • Crack the egg into the large bowl.
  • Put your hands in the bowl and crumble the ingredients until they resemble grated cheese.
  • Press everything together into a lump.
  • Wrap the dough lump in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 15-30 min. or in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius (374 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Grab a cutting board and a knife.
  • Rinse the apples and dry them.
  • Cut the apples into 1/8 slices or thinner if you prefer.
  • Put them in a freezer bag along with sugar and cinnamon and shake the bag well so that all the apples are coated with sugar and cinnamon.
  • Take the dough out of the freezer.
  • Divide the dough into 2 – for a base and a top.
  • Roll both pieces flat with the rolling pin and place one in the bottom of a greased pie dish.
  • Pour the apples into the dish.
  • Place the other piece of dough on top
  • Bake the pie for 35 min.