Pie Crust Ingredients
- 8 oz (225g) plain flour
- 4 oz(110g) margarine
- 2 oz (55g) lard
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons cold water
Alternatively you can buy your crust from the store. This save you a lot of trouble especially if you just want to throw an Apple pie together quickly.
Pie Filling Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) apples, sliced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 oz (28g) salted butter
- 2½ c sugar, and additional for sprinkling
- ¼ c flour
- 2½ tbsp cornstarch
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Pie Topping Ingredients
- 1 oz (28g) milk
- cinnamon
- sugar
Directions
Pie Crust
1. Rub flour, margarine, lard, and salt together until the mixture has the consistency of fine breadcrumbs.
2. Add 2 tablespoons water to make a soft but firm dough.
3. Roll pastry on floured surface to the size you want your pie. Make two crusts.
4. Place one crust in pie pan.
Apple Pie Filling
Do not precook apples, as this will deprive the pie of a substantial amount of flavor and turns the apples into goop!
1. Peel and slice apples into 1/8th-1/4th inch thick segments.
2. Add lemon juice to apples.
3. Mix apples by hand with 1/2 cup sugar and a few dashes of cinnamon.
4. Transfer segments, minus their acquired juices, to pie pan. (Omitting the expressed juice will help prevent the pie from boiling over in the oven.)
5. Mix the rest of the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and cornstarch in a separate bowl.
6. Pour this over the apples in pie pan.
7. Dot with butter.
8. Cover with the other crust.
9. Firm down edges with fork or finger.
10. Cut heart or diamond-shaped vents into top crust.
11. Brush the pastry top with milk and sprinkle additional sugar and cinnamon over the top.
12. Bake at 350 °F (177 °C) until golden brown (about 60 minutes).
13. Serve warm with ice cream or custard.
This Apple Pie Christmas recipe makes 8 servings. Preparation time circa 45 minutes. Baking time 60 minutes. Apple Pie Christmas recipe difficulty level medium.
Tags: Apple Pie, Christmas, Christmas Recipes