Happy Pie day 3.14. In celebration of 3.14
and the equations of circles, I made and apple
pie. This is the best pie I have ever had. Usually I am not a huge pie fan, but
this pie has great flavor and a very flaky crust.
Pie Crust
2 cups
all-pourpose flour
Small ½ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 ¾ STICKS of
butter
Cold cut into small pieces
1 tbsp white
butter
1 small egg
Combine
the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Whisk
the vinegar, egg and ½ cup of ice water together and mix into the flour mixture
with your hands until just combined.
Divide
the dough in to 2 equal parts. Shape each in to a ball, Flatten slightly to
form a disk, and wrap in plastic. Chill for at least 1 hour.
Making the Pie
Heat
the oven to 375°F. Roll out one of the disks of the dough on a lightly floured
surface to 1/8-inch thickness; transfer to a 9-inch pie pan. Set aside in the
refrigerator.
Roll the remaining dough to 1/8-thickness. Set aside on parchment paper-lined baking sheet in the refrigerator.
Toss
the chopped apples, flour, ¾ cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and lemon juice
together and mix until combined. Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pie
pan.
Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pie pan.
Top
with the remaining dough. Trim, leving a 1/2-inch overhang; fold under and
crimp the edges.
Sprinkle
the top with the remaining tablespoons of sugar; chill for 10 minutes. Bake
until the fruit is bubbling and the crust is golden brown- 50 to 55 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To keep the edges from burning, put aluminum
foil around the edges. Take off when you have 15 minutes left of cooking time.
