Delicious apple pie recipe your family will love

Ingredients for Our favourite apple pie

• 330 g plain flour, divided, plus more for rolling

• 7 g salt, divided

• 75 g caster sugar, divided

• 225 g unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, frozen for 15 minutes

• 15 ml apple cider vinegar, chilled

• 1 large egg

• 15 ml full-fat milk

• 1,600 g Honeycrisp, Braeburn, or Golden Delicious apples, or a mix

• 5 g ground cinnamon

• 1 g ground nutmeg

• 30 ml lemon juice

• coarse sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

• 9-inch pie pan

How to make Our favourite apple pie

1. Pulse 320 g of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 25 g of sugar in the bowl of a food processor until combined. Add 150 g of cold butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse, pea-sized crumbs, about 10 seconds. With the machine running, add 60 ml of vinegar and 60 ml of ice water and process until the dough just holds together, about 30 seconds. Squeeze a small amount of dough between your fingers; if it is very crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time (up to a maximum of 2 tablespoons). Do not over-process.

2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and push it together into a rough ball. Knead a few times to combine, then divide the dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc with smooth edges (no cracks), cover with cling film, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to overnight).

3. Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C) with one rack on the bottom rung and one rack in the centre of the oven. Place a rimmed baking tray on the bottom rack to preheat.

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disc of dough into a 33 cm round. Roll the dough loosely around the rolling pin, then unfurl it into a 23 cm pie pan. Gently lift and settle the dough into the pan. Trim the excess dough using scissors, leaving a 1.5 cm overhang, and transfer to the refrigerator. On a floured piece of parchment, roll out the second disc of dough to the same size as the first and refrigerate both crusts for 30 minutes.

5. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 egg and 60 ml of milk and set aside. Peel, core, and slice the apples into 0.5 cm thick wedges. Place the apples in a large bowl and mix with 30 g of flour, 70 g of sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and the juice of half a lemon. Fill the dough-lined pan with the apple mixture, packing the apple slices as tightly as possible.

6. Brush the rim with the egg and milk mixture, reserving the excess. Top with the second dough round and press it over the apples to minimise excess space between the apples and crust. Press the top and bottom crusts together and trim the top crust to a 2.5 cm edge around the pan. Tuck the top edge under the bottom edge and crimp or decorate as desired. Cut five vents in the top crust for steam. Refrigerate the pie for 30 minutes to set the crimp.

7. Brush the top crust with the reserved egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar.

8. Place the pie on the preheated rimmed baking tray and bake until the crust begins to turn golden, 20–25 minutes. Rotate the tray, move it to the centre rack, and reduce the oven temperature to 180°C. Continue baking until the crust is golden brown and you can see the thickened juices bubbling, 40–50 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack for 3–4 hours to allow the juices to set before slicing.

9. The pie dough can be made up to 3 days in advance and chilled, or frozen for up to 3 months; thaw before using. The baked pie will keep, loosely covered with foil, at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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