Sweets and drinksBaked GoodsEurope and North AmericaAbout 45 minutes to prepare and macerate the filling, 45 to 50 minutes baking
This apple pie bakes up with a crisp golden crust and a filling that smells of cinnamon and tastes lightly tart. The crust is the hard part, because butter that warms up costs the pastry its flake.
The unsalted butter has to stay very cold, cut into cubes and rubbed lightly into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. The dough is wrapped and chilled for about 30 minutes before rolling.
This batch weighs about 1.6kg, at roughly 330 calories per 100g. A full 20 minutes of resting is what lets each slice stand up without the filling running out.
Method
Mix 300g all purpose flour with a pinch of salt, add 200g cold unsalted butter cut into cubes and rub it into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
Add about 50 to 80ml ice water and bring the dough together quickly into a smooth ball, then wrap it and chill it for about 30 minutes.
Peel and core 4 to 5 apples, cut them into medium slices, and toss them in a large bowl with 90g kOBE Monk Fruit Blend, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Leave them for about 15 minutes.
Divide the dough in two and roll each piece thin. Line the pan with one sheet and spread the apple filling evenly over it.
Lay the second sheet over the top, press the edges together with a fork to seal, and cut a few small slits in the surface so steam can escape.
Heat the oven to 180 degrees C and bake for 45 to 50 minutes until the crust is golden and crisp.
Tips
Butter kept very cold through the pastry stage is what makes the crust flake.
A filling that runs wet tightens up with 1 teaspoon of cornstarch tossed through the apples.
The pie rests about 20 minutes after baking before it is cut.
Granny Smith apples are tart and firm, so the slices stay whole through baking, while mealy apples collapse into sauce.
A few small slits in the top let steam out, and without them the surface swells and cracks.
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