The Best Apple Pie Recipe | Melissa Clark | NYT Cooking
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Have no fear, Pie Queen Melissa Clark is here! Over the past six months, Melissa was hard at work in her kitchen tweaking, improving and possibly perfecting three iconic Thanksgiving pies: apple, pecan and pumpkin. Over the next three weeks, she’ll show us how to make each pie, imparting her pie wisdom to us along the way. First up is Melissa’s Best Apple Pie.
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The Biggest Mistakes Everyone Makes When Baking Apple Pie
Mushy apples. Sloppy filling. Bad butter. Not to mention soggy bottoms and crumbly crusts! There are so many wrong ways to make an apple pie.
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Bad apples | 0:00
Sloppy filling | 1:09
Room temp butter | 2:11
No chill | 3:10
Overworked dough | 3:53
No air vents | 4:56
Raw apples | 5:56
Oddball shapes | 6:37
Bad butter | 7:31
Wrong rack | 8:33
No egg wash | 9:15
Eating too soon | 10:06
Skipping cold water | 10:59
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PERFECT PIE CRUST EVERY TIME - PLUS BONUS APPLE PIE RECIPE: How to Make Homemade Pie Crust
If I had to pick a favorite thing that I like to eat & make, it would have to be pies. So I've been following this easy recipe since I was a teenager on How to Make a Perfect Pie Crust. It comes out flaky and delicious every time. As I say in the video, the recipe is for one pie shell, but I like to make enough for one more so that I have plenty of dough to work with. Read on for the easy recipe. And, don't forget to keep scrolling down for the Bonus Recipe. It's my classic Apple Pie and it is one my family requests all the time.
PERFECT PIE CRUST (For One Pie Shell):
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter or shortening, chilled
2 Tbsp. ice cold water
Combine flour and salt in large mixing bowl, then cut in butter or shortening using pastry blender or fork. (Avoid using hands at this point because the warmth of your hands will melt the butter, and to get a flaky crust you want the butter to melt while the pie is baking in the oven.) Consistency should be well mixed, but there should still be little clumps of the shortening or fat in the flour. Add in the ice cold water and with your hands, quickly press and knead dough together to form a ball. It will seem as if it's not enough water at first, but it should stick together after a little kneading. (If you absolutely have to add a little more water, do so only a teaspoon at a time.) Once dough can be formed into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator 15 - 30 minutes before rolling out. Carefully transfer into pie plate. Cut and remove any excess, crimp sides, and follow recipe for type of pie you're making for baking instructions.
*This pie crust dough can be made a day in advance & left to chill in refrigerator until you're ready to use it. I recommend making a little more than you need.
APPLE PIE RECIPE
5-6 tart apples
approx. 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2-3 Tbsp. butter, chilled
For egg wash, beat 1 egg with a Tbsp. of water or milk
OR use evaporated milk on its own
Peel and slice apples in small thin wedges and place in large mixing bowl. Pour lemon juice over apples and mix to coat them. (This will keep them from turning brown and will also give them a little more tartness, which is what you want in an apple pie.) In a separate bowl combine sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place a thin layer of sliced apples into your pie crust. Sprinkle plenty of your sugar & flour mixture over them. Then place a few pats of butter on top. Add another layer of apples on top, and continue to repeat the process until all the ingredients are used. Cover apples with top pie crust. Crip sides with fingers or fork. Cut small heat vents on top pie crust. Brush egg wash over entire pie. Bake at 450º for the first 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 350º and continue baking 30-40 minutes longer, until pie crust is a light golden brown. Allow pie to set at least 4 hours before cutting into it. It is best the next day.
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This delicious Apple Pie has a flaky crust and the apple filling is full of flavors...Enjoy!
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Ingredients
10 apples, peered, cored, and sliced
4 oz (114 g) unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
4 and 1/2 tablespoons (50g) cornstarch
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add all of the remaining filling ingredients except for the cream. Cook the filling until it thickens. The apples should be fork tender. Remove from the heat and add the heavy cream. Mix and set aside to cool completely. The filling can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
If the apples release too much liquid, the filling may take longer to thicken. To prevent the apples from getting mushy, combine a tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of warm water together in a bowl. Whisk tigether and add to the filling. This will help thicken the juices faster. If the filling gets too thick (too much cornstarch), thin it out with some more heavy cream and a splash of water or apple juice.
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