So I'm pregnant and I've been having a very weird craving: apple pie!! It's weird because I'm portuguese living in switzerland and I only ate it once or twice in my life, but somehow it's not apple tart or apple strudel that I'm craving, it's apple pie!!
Do you guys have any good recipe you could teach me? I'm desperate!!
you need to make the pie crust dough first. Just mix flour and tiny bit of salt and cold butter (make sure it's still hard) and put them all together and make the dough and once it's ready, put it in the fridge for an hour.
meantime, you can cut apples and put them into a pan. butter, a spoonful sugar, a little lemon juice (half lemon and squeeze) and a little nutmag and cinammon.
Take out the dough and make them flat and put it into a round pan for the crust. put these apple on the crust.
bake.
you can make a apple crumbles if you don't want to make the pie crust.
search apple pie recipe. you will find a lot. it's not hard but take some time.
hope you fix your craving soon..
Very excited!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tartetatin_80584
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/f...us-tarte-tatin
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ct-tarte-tatin
It is important to choose the correct apples. You probably won't find the classic
Granny Smith apple here, but maybe use a firm sour apple, like a Braeburn.
And the secret to a flaky, tender pastry crust is lard.
Now - finding lard is a difficult task here in Switzerland. But if you can get your hands on the real thing:
http://pieonsunday.blogspot.ch/2012/...pie-crust.html
I haven't been able to find a good lard in Switzerland, so I limit my pie making to trips back to Hoosierland.
(I came to pie making late in life. Oh how I wish I had paid better attention when previous generations of family pastry magicians were still around to share their secrets... )
Butter crusts are good, too. You can also do a mix of butter and lard. But I grew up with a certain taste, and that's what I wax nostagic over and seek to replicate.
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As for the apples - you really do need a tart firm variety.
Personally I like to used Bratbutter, which is in every large Migros. It's similar to Ghee and is found in the shops with the olive oil, not with the butter.
I am baking the apple pie today, a bit nervous because I don't cook (really!!) but excited to try all the recipes.. thank you guys!!
You know what we should? a English Forum recipe book! or blog, or kindle!
I love baking a good pie, though I don't have an oven available where I live now. But my favorite hint for added perfection is to peel the apples first, and boil those peels in just enough water to cover them. Add a couple of your desired seasonings (like lemon juice, nutmeg) to this mix while it heats, and if you like nuts, then this is when you'd add almonds, walnuts, or your choice.
Meanwhile the chopped up apple pieces are in a big bowl with the sugar and rest of the ingredients. After the peels are boiled, carefully remove the peels and get rid of them however you like. The water/nuts that are left, you pour into the big bowl with the apple pieces, and mix well. Add some flour if you'd also like some soft little dumplings baking inside. Don't wait long before pouring the whole thing into the crust, covering with your top crust, and baking.
I don't know what it is about it, but the apple peel water just seems to add an extra delicious element whenever I make pie.
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Thank you ecb.. More than you know!!
Glad you like it! . Take care.