APPLE PIE

APPLE PIE is one of the favourite baked dishes at home. Whenever I bake Apple Pie at home, the house is filled with a warm fragrance of apple and cinnamon.
I have used half whole wheat flour (aata) and half all purpose flour (maida) here for making the pie crust. I've tried it with full maida also using the same proportions.
I had baked this apple pie in a big pie tin but you can also bake apple pie in small tart molds for individual serving.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE PASTRY

WHEAT FLOUR 100 GMS
ALL PURPOSE FLOUR(MAIDA) 100GMS
BUTTER 100 GMS
POWDERED SUGAR 25 GMS
CHILLED WATER AS REQUIRED

FOR THE FILLING

APPLES 500 GMS
BROWN SUGAR OR POWDERED SUGAR 150 GMS
BUTTER 10 GMS
CUSTARD POWDER OR ALL PURPOSE FLOUR  10 GMS
WALNUTS AND RAISINS (OPTIONAL)
CINNAMON POWDER A PINCH

METHOD

1. Take whole wheat flour and all purpose flour and powdered sugar in a bowl.
2. Rub the chilled butter into the flour till you get a bread crumb like texture.
3.  Add cold water to make a stiff dough.
4.  Chill the dough in the fridge for 10 minutes.
5. Roll out thinly to fit the pie tin. Keep a little dough aside to cover the top.
6.  Prick it all over with a fork. Blind bake the bottom crust at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. Let it cool.

FOR THE FILLING

1. Peel the apples and chop them into small pieces.
2.  In a heavy bottomed pan, melt butter, add the apples and sugar.
3.  Cook it for 5 minutes. Add the cinnamon powder and nuts if using.
4.  If juice oozes out of the apples, sprinkle all purpose flour or custard powder and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Switch off the gas.

ASSEMBLING THE PIE

1. Add the cooked apple filling to the blind baked pastry.
2. Cover it with strips of the dough kept aside. Apply milk wash.
3. Bake in a pre-heated at 180 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes or till it is nicely browned.



PICTORIAL GUIDE

1. Take whole wheat flour and all purpose flour and powdered sugar in a bowl.

2. Rub the chilled butter into the flour till you get a bread crumb like texture.

3.  Add cold water to make a stiff dough.

4.  Chill the dough in the fridge for 10 minutes.
5. Roll out thinly to fit the pie tin. Keep a little dough aside to cover the top.

6. Prick it all over with a fork.Blind bake the bottom crust at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. Let it cool.

FOR THE FILLING

1. Peel the apples and chop them into small pieces.
2.  In a heavy bottomed pan, melt butter, add the apples and sugar.
3.  Cook it for 5 minutes. Add the cinnamon powder and nuts if using.
4.  If juice oozes out of the apples, sprinkle all purpose flour or custard powder and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Switch off the gas.

ASSEMBLING THE PIE

1. Add the cooked apple filling to the blind baked pastry.

2. Cover it with strips of the dough kept aside. Apply milk wash.

3. Bake in a pre-heated at 180 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes or till it is nicely browned.

                                        HAPPY BAKING!! 😊