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Ginger-Spiced Apple Pie

Serving: 6 servings

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST

  • ½ cup almonds blanched chopped, [75g]
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour [120 g]
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar [12 g]
  • ¾ sticks of salted butter [85 g], chilled and diced
  • ½ cup ice water [237 ml]

APPLE FILLING

FOR THE EGG WASH

  • 1 yolk of a large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk whole or skim
  • ¼ teaspoon of granulated white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter melted

TO ASSEMBLE

Instructions

Step 1: To make the crust

  • Ground the almond in the food processor to make coarse crumbs half the size of a grain of rice. Add flour, sugar, and butter. Pulse until it resembles peas. Add the cold water slowly, until the dough piles up into one big chunk.

Step 2: Let it rest

  • Remove from the bowl. Form a ball, wrap in plastic film, put it in a bowl, and leave it to rest in the refrigerator till you need it again.

Step 3: Mix apple filling ingredients

  • Core, peel, and cut the apples into either slices or cubes (your preference).
    In a saucepan or pot, mix the apples with butter, lemon juice, cloves, ginger, sugar, and cinnamon.

Step 4: Cooking the apple filling

  • Cover the saucepan and heat over very low heat (it should not reach a boil while cooking ) until the apples are cooked through but firm, stir gently once or twice to cook uniformly. This may take about 15 minutes, but the time will depend on the variety of apples you use (see notes). 
    Remove apples from the heat and cool to room temperature. Once cooled, Sprinkle them with the flour until they are coated completely. Chill the apple mixture in the refrigerator.

Step 5: Making the egg wash

  • In a small bowl, combine egg yolk, milk, sugar, and butter. Whisk to combine.

Step 6: Rolling out the dough

  • Roll out the dough into a circle on a lightly floured surface to prevent it from sticking.
    Wrap the dough disk on the rolling pin to lift off the surface.

Step 7: Assembling

  • Place the dough on a pie pan, and press lightly to shape it, covering the sides and bottom uniformly, and cutting the excess pastry with a knife.
    Brush the inside of the crust with the egg wash. Chill in the freezer while the oven is preheating.

Step 8: Baking

  • Preheat oven temperature to 350 ºF [200 ºC].
    Scoop the apple filling into the pie crust. Bake the pie for 15 - 20 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown.

Step 9: Serving

  • Remove from oven and cool until warm to the touch before serving, or serve at room temperature.

Cook's notes

You can make either a big pie (9" pan) or several small ones, with or without cover. I tried several combinations. You can double the ingredients for the crust and make a crust cover for the pie.

Nutrition

Calories: 654kcal
5 from 1 vote
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