Apple Pie

Recipe Source: vegrecipesofindia

 

For Crust

• 1 cup whole wheat flour/atta
• ½ cup all purpose flour/maida
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ⅓ cup water at room temperature
• ½ tsp salt or as required

for the apple filling:

• 2 medium sized apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• ¼ tsp cinnamon powder/dal chini powder
• ¼ tsp nutmeg powder or grated nutmeg/jaiphal
• 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar/brown sugar/regular sugar
• a few dots of oil or butter to top the filling

other ingredients:

• some cinnamon powder and organic unrefined cane sugar/brown sugar/regular sugar for sprinkling
• a few teaspoons of soy milk/almond milk or dairy milk for glazing

INSTRUCTIONS

1. sieve or mix all the dry ingredients together - whole wheat flour, all purpose flour and salt.
2. add the olive oil and with your fingers mix the oil in the flour evenly to get a breadcrumb consistency. this step should be done properly and this results in giving a flaky texture to the crust. the whole mixture should look like breadcrumbs.
3. add water and just bind the whole mixture together. don't knead. gather everything and form a dough. don't over do.
4. peel, core and slice the apples.
5. mix the cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, demerara sugar and whole wheat flour into the apples.
6. preheat your oven.
7. grease your pie pan or pans with olive oil.
8. divide the dough into two or four equal parts depending on the size of your pie pans.
9. roll the divided parts of the dough on a dusted work surface.
10. cover the rolled pie crusts with a napkin so that they don't dry out.
11. place one of the rolled pie crust gently on a greased pan and press it towards the bottom and the edges.
12. arrange the apple slices with the filling evenly on the bottom pie crust.
13. top the apple slices with dots of butter or a few drops of olive oil.
14. cover the pan with another rolled pie crust and fold the edges of the top crust over and under the bottom edges. flute the edges.
15. you can also cut strips from the rolled dough and create a lattice pie crust.
16. cut through the top pie crust with a fork or knife from top so as to allow steam to pass whilst baking.
17. brush with soy milk or any milk and sprinkle some sugar and cinnamon powder on top.
18. bake the apple pies in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees C for 50-60 mins or till the crust has become golden and crisp.
19. serve the apple pie warm or when at room temperature.
20. you can refrigerate or freeze the pies. wrap the apple pies when they completely cool down in a cling film or store them in an air tight container and refrigerate or freeze.

 

 

Another method

 

Source Amrita Vishal

 

Pie shell:

• 1/2 cup+4 tbsp all purpose flour
• 30 gms unsalted butter cubes(cold)
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tsp milk
• A little cold water for kneading

Filling:

• 2 medium apples 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp sugar (powdered)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

Procedure:

Pie shell:

Take flour in a bowl, add butter and rub lightly into flour with your fingertips till the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add sugar, milk and cold water (1 tbsp at a time) and knead the mixture to get a smooth dough.

Wrap in a plastic sheet and refrigerate for half an hour.

Take out the dough (reserve some for the topping)and roll it with a rolling pin on a floured surface. Roll it roughly to a circle with 1/8" thickness. 

Gently press the dough down so that it lines the bottom and sides of the tart tin. Trim excess dough.

Make holes on the sides and bottom with a fork and refrigerate for another half an hour.

Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Bake the tarts for 15-20 mins or till they get a light brown colour. Take them out and let them cool.

For a step by step illustration of the above steps please refer

Filling:

Peel and core the apples. Chop them in pieces and toss immediately with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.

Place the butter and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. When butter has melted, add the apples and cinnamon powder. 

Stir to coat. 

Assembly:

Place the filling in the prepared pie shell with a slotted spoon to drain the excess liquid. 

Reduce the liquid in a saucepan over medium heat to a thick consistency. Now add this thickened fragrant liquid over the chopped apples.

Roll the reserved dough and cut thin strips. Place them on the pie shell with the filling in a lattice arrangement(crisscross) Trim excess. Refrigerate for half an hour(helps the dough to set and prevents shrinkage)

Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius. Bake the pie or 15-20 mins or till the pastry on top gets a light brown colour.