The traditions of American cuisine combine the features of various nations. The best recipes from all over the world are becoming classics of this country. Such is the famous pie - apple pie. This is a traditional and very tasty dish. Each mistress has her own secrets of his perfect taste.
Someone is preparing an apple pie from
shortcrust pastry, while someone is using puff pastry. One way or another, trying a few proven recipes and evaluating them is worth it anyway.
Cooking a classic apple pie
The recipe for this cake is considered the most correct. You will need two glasses of wheat flour and two tablespoons of sugar for the dough, as well as a couple of tablespoons of flour and a glass of sugar for the filling, salt, vegetable oil, ice water, four large apples of your favorite variety, lemon juice, one hundred and twenty grams of butter, a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Sift flour and salt into a bowl in which you will prepare the dough. Add sugar, add two thirds of a glass of vegetable oil. Stir until large flour crumbs are formed. Pour one spoonful of cold water into the container, constantly mixing the dough. It should have a smooth and elastic texture. Divide the dough into two parts, one of which will be slightly larger, shape the cakes and wrap each separately in a plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for an hour.
It's time to make the filling, which you will put in the future apple share. The recipe involves the use of any apples, so you can dispose of those that have lost their appearance a little, or take your favorite variety - all this is completely unimportant. Wash the fruit and cut into thin slices, after removing the cores. Sprinkle with lemon juice and mix. Pour into a saucepan and cook in butter, adding sugar. After a quarter of an hour, transfer to a separate plate using a slotted spoon, and boil the remaining juice for another fifteen minutes. After that, pour it over the apples and let them cool. When the filling has cooled, add cinnamon and flour, mix.
All the workpieces are done, it's time to collect and bake the apple pie. The recipe advises immediately to preheat the oven to one hundred eighty degrees. Cover the bottom of the baking dish with baking paper or parchment, put a large cake and distribute to the sides.
Fill with apple filling, lay the remaining cake on top. Cover the edges with your hands, trying to do it neatly and tightly. In the center, make a hole for steam to escape during cooking, otherwise the cake may burst or crack. If desired, you can cut a cake into strips and cover the top of the cake with a kind of lattice - it looks very nice and appetizing. Lubricate the top with oil to obtain a golden crust, sprinkle with sugar and bake for about sixty minutes at the indicated temperature.
The recipe recommends serving apple pie to the table still hot, combining it with whipped cream or a ball of cream ice cream. Alternatively, you can decorate the share with a shtreisel - crumbs of flour, butter and sugar. So it will also be delicious and very original.