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Apple Pie

This apple pie is quite a favourite in my home. After you try my simple recipe, you will understand why. I have been using the same recipe for over 10 years. It has always made a great impression on family and friends. 

Egg Free Apple Pie with Cranberries and Raisins

The apple pie filling

The thing about baking with fruit is that you are able to use up your older fruit, like in banana bread, it is always better to use ripe bananas. The same applies to this apple pie, but feel free to use fresher or canned apples if you have them.

The apples need to be peeled and seeds removed. Chop them up roughly and place in a pot with raisins, cranberries, cinnamon and sugar and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. I love how divinely delicious this smells when cooking…it fills up your home with this cinnamon sugar cooked apple aroma…it is incredible.

Egg Free Apple Pie with Cranberries and Raisins

Making the pastry

 If you are rolling out the pastry and it feels too soft then just pop it into the freezer for 10 minutes and it should roll out just fine. Or you can just skip rolling it and just press it out into the pie dish..and this does not require you placing the dough into the freezer.

You can cut the pastry into strips and layer decoratively over the apple pie. Grating the dough over gives it a great look as well. Just remember to dust some flour onto both sides of the grater. This ensures that the dough does not stick on the grater.

Egg Free Apple Pie with Cranberries and Raisins

When you are baking your apple pie, it sometimes tends to brown too quickly before it is baked, so I place a sheet of foil, shiny side up, slightly domed over the apple pie until it is baked.

Dust the baked apple pie with castor sugar as soon as it comes out of the oven or wait until it has cooled and dust with icing sugar.  You could serve with ice cream or fresh cream, or serve as is, this makes a great comfort dessert.

Egg Free Apple Pie with Cranberries and Raisins

APPLE PIE

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Author: Ashika | Gardening Foodie
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:

  • ½ cup /125g butter or margarine
  • ½ cup / 100g caster sugar
  • ¼ cup / 60 ml buttermilk or 1 teaspoon / 5 ml lemon juice mixed into ¼ cup of milk
  • 2 cups / 240g cake flour / all purpose flour
  • 1 level teaspoon / 4 grams baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon / 2 ml salt

FOR THE FILLING:

  • 385 g canned pie apples or about 8 peeled cored and chopped medium apples
  • ½ cup / 100g sugar
  • ¼ cup / 60 ml raisins and cranberries or just use raisins
  • 1 teaspoon/ 5 ml ground cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons / 20 ml lemon juice

Instructions

FOR THE CRUST:

  • Start by making the pastry by creaming the sugar and margarine.
  • Add the buttermilk and beat well until light and creamy.
  • Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Knead lightly to form a soft dough. Place in the fridge or freezer for about 10 minutes.

FOR THE FILLING:

  • For the filling, combine the apples, sugar, raisins, cinnamon and lemon juice in a pot and
  • simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Press half the pastry into a greased ovenproof pie dish and spoon in the filling.
  • Either grate the remaining pastry over the pie or cut the pastry into strips and place decoratively
  • Bake at 160° C / 320° F for about 20 minutes. SEE NOTE 1

Notes

1.Cover loosely with foil if you find that the top is browning too quickly before it is baked

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
Have you tried this recipe?I'd love to hear how it turned out, tag me on @gardeningfoodie

 

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Comments

  1. Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes says

    1st September 2017 at

    What a beautiful and simplistic apple pie! I could eat that delicious pie filling straight from the pot!! Love how comforting this sounds 🙂

    Reply
  2. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    2nd September 2017 at

    Such a beautiful and delicious pie! I would say a perfect treat to welcome Autumn.

    Reply
  3. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

    3rd September 2017 at

    Your pie looks like perfection!!!! Pinned! And I am totally trying your pastry recipe! Xoxo

    Reply
  4. Maria @ kitchenathoskins says

    3rd September 2017 at

    The top crust is perfection Ashika!!!! Buttermilk crust sounds so tender and amazing, I can totally see why this has been a favorite:)

    Reply
  5. Alia | Everyday Easy Eats says

    4th September 2017 at

    Love a classic apple pie recipe!! I adore anything with baked apples and cinnamon, so this is right up my alley. I like all the tips you gave for making the crust and baking the pie, those are always helpful when you are making a recipe for the first time! Great work!! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says

    4th September 2017 at

    This pie looks delicious! I love your crust. It makes a lovely presentation.

    Reply
  7. Patrick@looneyforfood.com says

    4th September 2017 at

    beautiful and classic ! Stunning pictures as always

    Reply
  8. Emma - Bake Then Eat says

    5th September 2017 at

    You pie is so beautiful, I shall try your pastry, I am lazy and tend to use ready made pastry but yours does look perfect.

    Reply
  9. Chris says

    6th September 2017 at

    Thanks for the Apple pie recipe cant wait to try it out.

    Reply

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