A Lazy Day Highlight: Baking Apple Pie! ♥
But guuuuuys, this is the first time I've ever baked a pie in my own house and succeeded!
It's soooo gooood. If I could hug myself, I totally would! I'mma give myself a pat on the back for this one. :)
My own brother, being a big food lover/blogger, peeked into my room and complimented me about this pie. He said it was delicious two times! (His exact words were, "Sarap ahhh... SARAP.") I was oh so touched because it's the first time he did that! I just laughed, I'm so awkward! I don't know how to react to compliments.
Then I told that to my mom and being kind of a debbie downer, she said that the pie was only delicious because my brother praised it or something, but it isn't really! I was kind of defensive about the pie because it really was great. Hahaha! Look, my head, it's getting a bit big! Just kidding. :)
It's crust is so crunchy and flaky and not at all dry, even the over-baked parts tasted pretty good! It's sweet and just the right amount of salty. The filling's pretty great too! The apples are so soft and the sauce is so sweet with an aftertaste of sour because I added lemon juice. Also, the smell of it is so good thanks to cinnamon. Ughhh
Anyway. I just posted this here for documentation. I want my recipe on this one up in here. For future reference. :)
For the crust:
(I used 9 or 8 inch baking pan that the bottom part comes off)
2 Cups - All Purpose Flour (and a bit more for dusting and working)
325g - Shortening (I used vegetable shortening and a little bit of butter)125g or so - Really cold water
10g - Salt
25g - Sugar (But feel free to add more)
Procedure:
- Measure the flour and put in the processor. (I read that you should sift it, but YOLO)
- Measure the shortening and put in the processor. Pulse. Pulse. Pulse. (Until the mixture resembles cornmeal or it looks grainy)
- Dissolve sugar and salt in water.
- Add the water to the flour mixture. Mix very gently, just until the water is absorbed. Do not overwork the dough.
- Remove dough in processor. Form it into a ball and dust slightly with flour.
- Wrap it with cling wrap or plastic, refrigerate for an hour or more.
For the filling:
Apples thinly sliced, peeled, cored (I don't know what the exact measure of the apples I used but they're probably about 5 or 6 fuji apples)
3/4 cup Sugar
2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon (But feel free to add more! I'm a big fan of cinnamon, I love the smell so I just boomed a splash of cinnamon in my mixture)
1/4 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1 tbsp Lemon Juice (I think this is kind of essential because it gives the filling a tangy flavor which is so good and it keeps the apples in okay condition, I guess?)
1 tbsp of butter or margarine (Optional, I just decided to add that hehe)
Procedure:
- Just toss them together in a mixing bowl and mix 'em all up until it looks incorporated.
- Refrigerate it while you make the pie crust.
Then I dusted a lot of flour to my table to roll the dough, I also dusted the rolling pin. I divided the dough into two parts: one for the bottom and one for the top. If you think you're dough is too sticky keep kneading it with more and more flour until it becomes manageable. Form it into a ball and flatten it, this will create the circular base for your pan. Flatten it and make sure it looks nice.
Pour the filling in.
Then I did the "Banig" effect on the top, I flattened the other part dough and I cut straight lines with my dough cutter. I just layered them nicely with the help of my mom and I think we did a pretty good job.
Brush the top with butter or oil. Preheat oven. Bake for about 40 minutes. Just when the crust above looks nice and brown and when the filling looks pretty good inside. Take it out, cool down for a minute and dig in!
There is my recipe! Okay, I'm not so good at giving directions at all. But hey, this worked out for me! :)
I hope all is well with everyone! Night X
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