APPLE (AMERICAN) PIE

The best apple pie recipe, from many, that I tried is the one from Martha Stewart.

https://www.marthastewart.com/316890/perfect-apple-pie

 INGREDIENTS:

•  2 Handmade pastry sheets, Martha's best pie crust, (= Pâte brisée )

•   3 pounds apples such as Rome, Cortland, or Granny Smith, or a combination, peeled, cored, and cut into 3/4-inch wedges (about 8 cups)

• 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground spices (combination of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and clove) 
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (or orange juice) 
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (or orange zest), optional 
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces 
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400F.

Roll one sheet of pastry dough 12inches. Fit on 9 inches lightly floured pie pan.

 Refrigerate.

In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, zest, and salt; toss to combine.

Put this mixer into the prepared pie crust. Dot with butter.

Roll the second disc of dough into a 12-inch round. Fit dough over fruit. Cut a few vents on the top dough and pinch on margins with thumb and forefinger.

Brush crust with heavy cream, and sprinkle with sugar.

Refrigerate.

Bake at 400F, 45-60 minutes, until the dough, is nicely brown all over and bubbly through vents.

Leave to cool down an hour, before You serve.

RECIPE

 INGREDIENTS:

•  2 Handmade pastry sheets (Martha's best pie crust, = Pâte brisée )

•   3 pounds apples such as Rome, Cortland, or Granny Smith, or a combination, peeled, cored, and cut into 3/4-inch wedges (about 8 cups)

• 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground spices (combination of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and clove) 
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (or orange juice) 
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (or orange zest), optional 
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces 
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Roll one sheet of pastry dough 12inches. Fit on 9 inches lightly floured pie pan.

 Refrigerate.

In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, zest, and salt; toss to combine.

Put this mixer into the prepared pie crust. Dot with butter.

Roll the second disc of dough into a 12-inch round. Fit dough over fruit. Cut a few vents on the top dough and pinch on margins with thumb and forefinger.

Brush crust with heavy cream, and sprinkle with sugar.

Refrigerate.

Bake at 400F, 45-60 minutes, until the dough, is nicely brown all over and bubbly through vents.

Leave to cool down an hour, before You serve.