Simple apple pie (anyone can make!) 🥧

By Pick Up Limes · 120 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Put the apple slices and salt in a large bowl and microwave at 600 W for 5 minutes. Stir, microwave for another 5 minutes, then drain off any liquid released.
2. Mix the brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon and ginger into the apples. Set aside to cool.
3. Put the flour, butter, sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until the butter is broken into pea-sized pieces.
4. Add half the water and pulse a few times. Add the rest of the water and pulse until a dough forms.
5. Turn the dough out onto a bowl or floured surface. Gently work in any loose bits by hand, without overworking it, then divide into two and roughly shape each into a ball.
6. Put one ball between two large sheets of lightly floured parchment and roll to a circle about 1/8 inch (¼ cm) thick, roughly 4 cm wider than your pie plate. Repeat with the second ball.
7. Dust both rolled sheets with flour, then chill them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
8. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Peel one parchment sheet off the dough and flip the dough into a 9-inch (23 cm) glass pie plate, with the other sheet facing up. Press the crust into the plate without stretching it, then peel off the top parchment.
9. Fill the pie shell with the apple mixture.
10. For a lattice top, cut the second crust into strips and weave them over and under each other. Or cover the pie with the whole second round of dough.
11. Trim the dough to 1 cm beyond the edge of the pie, fold the overhang under and pinch to seal. Brush with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake on the lower rack, set on a metal baking sheet, for 45–55 minutes, until the crust is golden.
12. Let the pie cool completely before serving; it can be made a day ahead and reheated slice by slice.

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