Tantes Apple Pie Recipes

APPLE PIE FROM SCRATCH RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium-sized bowl, add the flour and salt. Mix with fork until combined.
• Add in cubed butter and break up into flour with a fork. Mixture will still have lumps about the size of small peas.
• Gradually add the ice water and continue to mix until the dough starts to come together. You may not need all of the water, but if the dough is too dry then add more. The dough should not be very tacky or sticky.
• Work the dough together with your hands and turn out onto a surface. Work into a ball and cover with cling wrap. Refrigerate.
• Peel the apples, then core and slice.
• In a bowl, add the sliced apples, sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and juice from the lemon.
• Mix until combined and all apples are coated. Refrigerate.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F (200°C).
• On a floured surface, cut the pie dough in half and roll out both halves until round and about ⅛-inch (3 mm) thick.
• Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unroll onto a pie dish making sure the dough reaches all edges. Trim extra if necessary.
• Pour in apple filling mixture and pat down.
• Roll the other half of the dough on top.
• Trim the extra dough from the edges and pinch the edges to create a crimp. Make sure edges are sealed together.
• Brush the pie with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the sugar.
• Cut four slits in the top of the pie to create a vent.
• Bake pie for 50-60 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and no greyish or undercooked pastry remains.
• Allow to cool completely before slicing.
• Top with ice cream and serve.
• Enjoy!

APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine sugars, flour and spices; set aside. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss to coat. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over crust. Sprinkle with sugar. Cover edge loosely with foil. , Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

HOMEMADE APPLE HAND PIES

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse together the flour, sugar and salt until well-combined. Add the butter and shortening to the flour mixture and pulse a few times until the butter and shortening pieces are evenly dispersed, with the largest pieces about the size of large peas. Be careful not to over-mix.
• Add the ice water, a tablespoon or two at a time, and pulse to combine, until the dough is evenly moistened. Pinch a bit of dough together between two fingers to test - the dough should stick together. If the dough seems dry, add a few more teaspoons of water and pulse again.
• Transfer the pastry to a clean, well-floured work surface, and divide the dough in half. Gather each half of dough into a ball, then flatten into a round, disk, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least an hour before you begin to roll out the dough.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-heat. Add the diced apples, butter, brown sugar and spices to the pan and stir to combine.
• Cook until the butter is melted and the apples are just soft, but not mushy, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and transfer the apple filling to a mixing bowl to cool. Set aside and let come to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 375 ℉. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Remove one of the dough disks from the refrigerator. Roll the dough out on to a generously-floured piece of parchment paper, until it is about 1/8-inch thick.
• Using a 5-inch-diameter cookie cutter or saucer (my preferred method), cut out six circles. Re-roll the dough as necessary to achieve all six.
• Lay the pastry circles on one of the sheet pans and top with half of the apple mixture, being sure to reserve as much of the apple liquid as possible. Adding too much liquid to the pies will get messy, quickly.
• Fold the dough circles in half, and use your fingers to gently press the edges together. Using the back of a fork, gently press down to create a fluted seal along the edge.
• Lightly brush the top of each pastry with the cream, and sprinkle generously with the demerara sugar. Cut a small x-shaped slit in the top of each pie, and repeat these steps with the second dough disk.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the pies are golden brown and cooked through. Let cool for 10 minutes on a baking rack. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!!

TANTE'S APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 teaspoons white sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in 1/4 cup butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Blend egg yolk and milk, add to flour mixture and stir until mixture forms a ball. Pat onto the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of an 8x12 inch baking pan. Arrange apple wedges in rows lengthwise on top of dough. Cover with streusel.
• To make the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and 1 1/2 tablespoon flour. Cut in butter and blend into coarse meal.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover with foil the last 25 minutes to prevent over browning.

MINI APPLE PIES (SO EASY, NOT MUCH HASSLE!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Get muffin pan out. No need to grease it.
• In food processor blend flour, salt and butter until it looks like little peas.
• Add in water and blend just until it looks like it's sticking.
• Take out and combine it by hand until well blended.
• Roll out on lightly floured surface until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut 12, 4 inch circles with cup or bowl.(You will need to roll out twice).
• Note: you can use the rest of the crust for anything you may want to do on top of the pies.
• Press each circle in muffin tins until all the way up each side, to form little bowls.
• Mix by hand all filling ingredients and spoon into muffin bowls.
• Cut up butter into 12 little pieces and place one piece on each pie.
• You can decorate them anyway you like with extra crust, or just leave plain.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 16-18 minutes. (Until crust is light brown and apples are bubbling).
• When cool, just loosen with a spoon and they'll come right out!

APPLE PIE TASSIES

Steps:

• Make the dough: Beat the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, about 5 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the confectioners? sugar and salt until fluffy, about 1 more minute. Gradually beat in the flour until the dough comes together.
• Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead a few times until smooth. Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a 12-inch-long rope. Cut each rope into 12 pieces. Roll the pieces into balls and put the balls in a 24-cup mini-muffin tin. Use your thumb to press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the cups, making the bottom slightly thinner than the sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Toss the apples, lemon juice, granulated sugar, apple pie spice and vanilla in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the apple mixture and stir to coat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes. There should be some liquid left in the skillet; if not, stir in 1/4 cup water.
• Mix the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl; stir into the apple mixture and bring to a boil. Cook until thick and bubbling, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl to cool, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Divide the apple mixture evenly among the muffin cups. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the tassies are golden, about 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then use an offset spatula to remove the tassies and transfer to a rack to cool completely. They will crisp as they cool.

APPLE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F degrees with oven rack in lowest position.
• Place Brown Sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the Granulated Sugar.
• Add Flour.
• Add Cinnamon.
• Add Nutmeg.
• Add Dash of Salt.
• Whisk dry ingredients together well. Set aside for now.
• Peel the apples. Place in cold water to prevent browning.
• Slice the apples into wedges, removing and discarding the center core.
• Place the slices back in the water as you go.
• When finished slicing, pour apples into a colander to drain while you prepare dough.
• Lightly butter the inside of your pie plate.
• Place one sheet of dough in pie plate and trim as needed.
• Add sliced apples to the dry ingredients.
• Toss apples until fully coated.
• Spread apples into the pie plate.
• Place second layer of pie dough on top of apples.
• Seal edges and decorate as desired.
• Brush milk over center of pie but not on the edges.
• Sprinkle top with one Tablespoon of sugar, but not on edges.
• Cut slits in top of dough to vent the pie as it bakes.
• Place pie on baking sheet, and place in preheated oven.
• IMMEDIATELY REDUCE heat to 350F degrees.
• Bake pie for 25 minutes until crust is lightly browned.
• Cover top lightly with aluminum foil to prevent over browning.
• Let pie bake another 25-35 minutes until bubbling hot and top is lightly browned.
• Remove to wire rack and let cool completely.
• Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE APPLE PIE WITH APPLE PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425.
• Line a 9" pie plate with one of your pie crusts, set the other to the side. (Do not crimp the edges of the pie yet)
• Pour the apple pie filling into a medium sized bowl. Be sure to scrape the side of the can with a rubber spatula to get all of the filling out.
• Using your rubber spatula, gently mix the lemon juice and ginger into the apple pie filling.
• Once well incorporated, pour the pie filling into the pie crust that is in the pie plate.
• Use the other pie crust and lay it over the surface of the apple pie filling, centering it so that the edges come together.
• Make your fingers damp with a little water and crimp the edges of the pie together by pinching them to make a fluted design. If you aren't sure how to do this, you can instead use the tines of a fork to mash the two pie crusts together.
• Use a sharp knife to cut slits in the pie crust
• Using a pastry brush, the back of a spoon or even a barbecue brush paint the top crust with the egg white completely.
• Place on the center rack of the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the pie filling appears to be bubbling. You will want to place a baking sheet below your pie to catch any drips while it is baking.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool well before serving.