How to make apple pie

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  1. Make the pie crust first.No need to soften the butter.Cut it into small pieces and mix it with the flour.Gently knead it with your hands until it looks like corn flour.Add fine sugar and mix evenly.Then add water.Just knead the dough into shape, no more kneading is required, cover it with plastic wrap and set it aside to rest.

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  2. Next, make the pie filling.Peel the apples and cut them into small cubes.Take a net weight of 600g., put the butter into the pot, melt it over low heat, add the diced apples and stir-fry evenly, add the fine sugar, the apples will release a lot of water, stir-fry slowly over medium heat, until the water is slowly absorbed and the apples become soft.Mix corn starch and water to form water starch and pour it into the apples.When the water starch becomes transparent, stir-fry and remove from the fire.At this time, add salt, lemon juice, and cinnamon powder (optional), mix well, and set aside to cool..

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  3. Take out the resting dough and cut it into one-third and two-thirds Open, sprinkle a little dry flour on the board, roll out two-thirds of it into a circle, with a thickness of about 0.3 cm, and then spread it flatly on the pie plate.Try to fit the dough with the bottom and edge of the pie plate, and use a rolling pin to edge the excess part.Roll out the edges of the pie plate.To prevent the bottom of the pie crust from bulging during baking, use a fork to poke holes evenly on the pie crust to allow for ventilation.

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  4. Evenly put the fried apple filling into the pie plate, use a spoon to level it as much as possible Fill it full so that the pie will be plump.

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  5. Take the remaining one-third of the dough and roll it out to a thickness of 0.3 cm, and cut it evenly The strips are about 1.5 cm wide.The next step is to arrange the above grid.Don’t rush.Arrange all the strips in the horizontal direction first, and then braid the grid one by one vertically.After all the strips are braided, arrange the extra length of noodles along the lines.Fold the edge of the plate, and try to press and stick the grid strips to the bottom edge of the pie below.In order to make the surface of the baked pie look good, break up an egg yolk and lightly apply a layer of egg yolk liquid on the grid with a brush., must be brushed thinly.

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  6.Preheat the oven, set the upper heat to 190 degrees and the lower heat to 210 degrees.Put it in the oven and count down.Second layer, bake for 35 minutes.

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  7.The sweet and fragrant apple pie is ready!

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  8.The filling is sweet but not greasy, and the skin is crispy but not loose.It is more delicious when eaten hot!