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Apple Pie (American Apple Pie)

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The famous American apple pie with buttery shortcrust pastry and cinnamon apple filling.

⏱️ Prep time 45 min. 🍳 Cook time 55 min. 🍽️ 1 cake (8 pieces) 📊 Difficulty: medium ⭐ 9/10

Source / link: Amerikanische Küche (US-Dessert)

Ingredients

Makes: 1 cake (8 pieces)
Amounts are for the whole bake — choose ½, 1 or 2.
300 g Flour
150 g Butter (or vegan butter)
120 g Sugar
1 Stück Egg (or applesauce substitute)
1 Prise Salt
6 Stück Apples
2 TL Cinnamon
1 EL Lemon juice
1 EL Cornstarch

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Knead 300 g flour, 150 g butter, 80 g sugar, 1 Stück egg and 1 Prise salt into a smooth dough, wrap in foil and chill for 30 Minuten.
  2. 2 Peel 6 Stück apples, cut into thin slices and mix with the remaining sugar, 2 TL cinnamon, 1 EL lemon juice and 1 EL cornstarch.
  3. 3 Preheat the oven to 190 °C.
  4. 4 Roll out two thirds of the dough, line a pie dish with it and prick the bottom several times.
  5. 5 Fill with the apple filling and cover with the remaining rolled-out dough. Press the edges firmly, cut a few slits in the lid.
  6. 6 Bake for about 50–55 Minuten until golden brown, let cool and serve lukewarm.

Notes & tips

Note: Contains egg (dough) and cow's milk (butter). Alternatives: Replace with vegan butter and egg with applesauce or plant-based yogurt.

Nutrition

estimated per piece
Calories
368 kcal
Protein
5 g
Fat
16 g
Carbs
52 g

⭐ Ratings

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