Description
If you love pie, and your favorite part is the pastry, look no further. This pie will sure to be a new family favorite. This pastry dough is almost like a shortbread. It would also go well with pears or peaches. You don’t even necessarily have to peel the apples!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons ice water, or as needed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup brown sugar, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 apples – peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar crystals (Optional)
Instructions
- Make pastry: Whisk flour
- white sugar
- and salt together in a bowl. Press butter pieces into flour mixture with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Pour water and vanilla into the well; quickly work water and vanilla into flour to create a loose dough
- adding more water if dough is crumbly. You should be able to squeeze it in your hand and have it stay together but be a bit crumbly. Shape dough into a flat disc
- wrap in plastic
- and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Make filling: Stir brown sugar
- flour
- and cinnamon together in a bowl. Add apples and toss to coat. Let sit for flavors to blend
- about 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Roll dough into a large
- rough circle on a baking stone or sheet. Pour apple mixture into the center of dough
- leaving a 2-inch uncovered border. Dot apples with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Fold edges of dough up over apples
- leaving an opening in the center. Dot dough with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle coarse sugar over dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is crisp and golden and apples are tender and caramelized
- 40 to 45 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 6