Ingredients
for pastry shell
all purpose flour 2 cups
salt 1/2 tsp
butter 2/3 cup/ 155 gm
ice water 6 tbsp approximately
Method
in a large mixing bowl combine flour and salt.
chop the butter with a knife and mix into the flour using fingertips only, till it resembles bread crumbs
add enough ice water to make the dough, roll into a ball. bang the pastry ball a few times onto a floured board. it gets compressed and becomes a smooth ball.
wrap in a wax paper and chill for 2 hours.
divide the dough into 2 parts, one larger than the other.
place the larger ball of dough on a floured board, pat it lightly and roll into a circle to 1/8" / 1/3 cm thickness, the thinner the better, and a diameter of 5 cm larger than the top of the pie dish.
fold gently into quarters, place in a 9"pie dish and unfold, leaving it slack in the middle.
press the dough against the dish without stretching it.
it should be slightly larger than the outer edge.
brush lightly with melted butter
prick the bottom of the pastry all over with a fork
chill for an hour.
pre-heat oven to 420 deg. F
put some kidney beans or aluminum foil across the pie dish and bake for 10 minutes
remove the weight
for filling
apples 1 kg
sugar 1/2 cup/ 115 gm
lime juice 1 tbsp
cinnamon stick 1 1/2 cm broken into small pieces
butter 1 tbsp
water 1 cup/ 230 ml
Method
peel, core, slice apples
sprinkle lime juice over the slices
combine apples, half the sugar, butter, cinnamon and water in a pan, cook covered on low heat stirring occasionally, until apples become soft and liquid is absorbed
beat the apples with a fork, cool.
spread apple mixture uniformly on the pie crust, sprinkle remaining sugar and prepare the topping
Topping
flour 1/2 cup/ 60 gm
brown sugar 80 gm/ 1/3 cup
butter 1/3 cup / 80 gm
mix all the above ingredients until the mixture is like small peas
sprinkle the mixture over the apples and bake the pie in the middle of the oven for 40-45 minutes, or till the topping is golden brown and set.
serve warm with whipped cream if desires or just plain also tastes good.
ps- for the remaining half of the pastry dough, see my lemon tart recipe
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for pastry shell
all purpose flour 2 cups
salt 1/2 tsp
butter 2/3 cup/ 155 gm
ice water 6 tbsp approximately
Method
in a large mixing bowl combine flour and salt.
chop the butter with a knife and mix into the flour using fingertips only, till it resembles bread crumbs
add enough ice water to make the dough, roll into a ball. bang the pastry ball a few times onto a floured board. it gets compressed and becomes a smooth ball.
wrap in a wax paper and chill for 2 hours.
divide the dough into 2 parts, one larger than the other.
place the larger ball of dough on a floured board, pat it lightly and roll into a circle to 1/8" / 1/3 cm thickness, the thinner the better, and a diameter of 5 cm larger than the top of the pie dish.
fold gently into quarters, place in a 9"pie dish and unfold, leaving it slack in the middle.
press the dough against the dish without stretching it.
it should be slightly larger than the outer edge.
brush lightly with melted butter
prick the bottom of the pastry all over with a fork
chill for an hour.
pre-heat oven to 420 deg. F
put some kidney beans or aluminum foil across the pie dish and bake for 10 minutes
remove the weight
for filling
apples 1 kg
sugar 1/2 cup/ 115 gm
lime juice 1 tbsp
cinnamon stick 1 1/2 cm broken into small pieces
butter 1 tbsp
water 1 cup/ 230 ml
Method
peel, core, slice apples
sprinkle lime juice over the slices
combine apples, half the sugar, butter, cinnamon and water in a pan, cook covered on low heat stirring occasionally, until apples become soft and liquid is absorbed
beat the apples with a fork, cool.
spread apple mixture uniformly on the pie crust, sprinkle remaining sugar and prepare the topping
Topping
flour 1/2 cup/ 60 gm
brown sugar 80 gm/ 1/3 cup
butter 1/3 cup / 80 gm
mix all the above ingredients until the mixture is like small peas
sprinkle the mixture over the apples and bake the pie in the middle of the oven for 40-45 minutes, or till the topping is golden brown and set.
serve warm with whipped cream if desires or just plain also tastes good.
ps- for the remaining half of the pastry dough, see my lemon tart recipe
those interested in cancer & health related topics are free to see my blog-http://cancersupportindia.blogspot.com/
for crochet designs, my blog, those who like a particular design are free to mail me
http://My Crochet Creations.blogspot.com
For info. about knee replacement, be free to view my blog-
http://knee replacement-stickclub.blogspot.com
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