My Favorite (British) Apple Pie

Name: My Favorite (British) Apple Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 pie
Ingredients: ½ tsp salt; 8 oz butter; 1 Tbsp sugar; 4 cups flour; 5 large Granny Smith apples; juice of half a fresh lemon; 3 Tbsp sugar; 1 egg white; thick cream

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings
1 pie
Calories
4230 kcal
Course
Cake
Cuisine
British

My Favorite (British) Apple Pie

Chloe Henry

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A classic and traditional British apple pie using US available ingredients. This pie will knock your socks off!

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Ingredients

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CRUST:

½ tsp salt
8 oz butter (cold, unsalted)
1 Tbsp sugar
4 cups flour

FILLING:

5 large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and sliced into about 12 pieces each (organic)
juice of half a fresh lemon
3 Tbsp sugar (more or less to taste)

GLAZE:

1 egg white slightly beaten with 1 tsp. of water, to brush the pie crust

TO SERVE:

thick cream or custard

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º F (200º C).
Place all the ingredients for the filling in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook gently, turning the apples by tossing them in the pot every few minutes. Cook until the apples are just starting to become softened, but are still firm and hold their shape. Remove from heat and set aside.
Put the flour, salt and butter in a food processor and pulse a few times. Add a little ice water and pulse again until the mixture starts to come together. The pastry is ready; roll out and place into pie dish.
With a knife, trim the pastry all along the pie dish, using the edge as a guide, then fill it with the apples.
Roll out the remaining piece of pastry; wet the edge with your finger dipped in a bowl of ice water, until the entire perimeter is wet, then place the pastry on top of the pie. Trim the pastry, using the dish as a guide.
Crimp the edges any way you like and then cut a hole in the center of the pie, about 1″ long.
Brush the entire crust with the beaten egg white, which will ensure a lovely golden color.
Bake in 400º F (200º C) oven for about 30 to 40 minutes or until the crust is a golden brown color. Ovens vary significantly, but I place my pies on the lower rack for about 20 minutes, then move it to the center rack so that the bottom crust cooks well, however adjust your placement and baking time according to your own oven.
When ready, remove from the oven and immediately dust with Baker’s (extrafine) sugar (caster sugar in the UK) and let cool slightly before serving.
Our cream in the US is very runny, so to mimic double cream in the UK, I slightly beat the cream until it starts to thicken, then pour it over a slice of pie in a bowl.
Alternately, a homemade custard or Bird’s custard is lovely when served over this delicious apple pie: quintessentially British!

Notes

Skip the sugar on top if you want a pie that's really minimal on the sugar.
Custard/thick cream not included in nutrition facts.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 pie Calories 4230kcal (212%) Carbohydrates 584g (195%) Protein 60g (120%) Fat 191g (294%) Saturated Fat 118g (590%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Monounsaturated Fat 48g Trans Fat 7g Cholesterol 488mg (163%) Sodium 1264mg (53%) Potassium 1845mg (53%) Fiber 40g (160%) Sugar 166g (332%) Vitamin A 6280IU (126%) Vitamin C 54mg (60%) Calcium 200mg (20%) Iron 25mg (139%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1pie

Amount Per Serving

Calories 4230 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1 pie
Calories	4230kcal	212%
Carbohydrates	584g	195%
Protein	60g	120%
Fat	191g	294%
Saturated Fat	118g	590%
Polyunsaturated Fat	10g	59%
Monounsaturated Fat	48g	240%
Trans Fat	7g	350%
Cholesterol	488mg	163%
Sodium	1264mg	53%
Potassium	1845mg	39%
Fiber	40g	160%
Sugar	166g	332%
Vitamin A	6280IU	126%
Vitamin C	54mg	60%
Calcium	200mg	20%
Iron	25mg	139%