Old Fashioned Apple Pie

Name: Old Fashioned Apple Pie
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 118 milliliters finely ground blanched almonds or almond flour (can substitute 1/2 cup flour if you dont have almonds); 2 Tbsps brandy; 1 teaspoon heaping teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 Tbsp cream; 1 large egg yolk; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons nutmeg; 1 teaspoon salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 16 Tbsps (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, chilled in freezer for at least 15 minutes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps water, very cold; 1 kilograms 1/4-1/2 inch thick slices of peeled and cored good cooking apples such as Granny Smith, Pippin, Golden Delicious

The recipe Old Fashioned Apple Pie is ready in roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes and is definitely a spectacular vegetarian option for lovers of American food. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 431 calories. A mixture of 4-1/ of and cooking apples such as granny smith, salt, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Plenty of people really liked this dessert.

Instructions

1 In a food processor, combine flour, almonds, salt and brown sugar, pulse to mix.

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Brown Sugar

Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter and pulse 6 to 8 times, until mixture resembles coarse meal, with pea size pieces of butter.

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Butter

Add water 1 Tablespoon at a time, pulsing until mixture just begins to clump together. If you pinch some of the crumbly dough and it holds together, it's ready, if not, add a little more water and pulse again.

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Dough

Water

Remove dough from machine and place on a clean surface. Carefully shape into 2 discs. Do not over-knead the dough! You should still be able to see little bits of butter in the dough. These bits of butter are what will allow the result crust to be flaky. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.2 Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F.3

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Butter

Crust

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Oven

Combine sugar, flour and spices in large bowl. Use your hands and mix in the apples so they are well coated, then add brandy and vanilla extract.4

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Vanilla Extract

Apple

Brandy

Spices

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Bowl

Remove one crust disk from the refrigerator.

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Crust

Let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour on top of the disk.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to a 12 inch circle; about 1/8 of an inch thick. As you roll out the dough, use a metal spatula to check if the dough is sticking to the surface below.

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Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Spatula

Add a few sprinkles of flour if necessary to keep the dough from sticking. Gently fold in half.

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Sprinkles

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place on to a 9-inch pie plate, lining up the fold with the center of the pan. Gently unfold and press down to line the pie dish with the dough. 5 Spoon in apple filling, mounding slightly in center. 6

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Apple

Dough

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Pie Form

Frying Pan

Roll out second disk of dough, as before. Gently turn over onto the top of the apples in the pie. Pinch top and bottom of dough rounds firmly together. Trim excess dough with kitchen shears, leaving a 3/4 inch overhang. Fold dough under itself so that the edge of the fold is flush with the edge of the pan. Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with a fork. 7 Stir yolk and cream in small bowl to blend.

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Apple

Cream

Dough

Roll

Egg Yolk

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Brush over top of pie.

Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.

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Crust

Bake pie until crust begins to turn golden, about 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F. Tent the rims with aluminum foil or a pie protector if the edges are browning too quickly.

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Crust

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Aluminum Foil