Apple Pie - 1

  For the Dough  All purpose flour  1 cup  Cold butter  2 tblsp  Ice water  3-4 tblsp  Salt   A pinch  Baking powder 1/4 tsp  For the filling   Apple  2   Sugar   1/3 cup   Lemon juice  3-4 drops   Cinnamon powder  1/4 tsp   All purpose flour  1 tblsp   Vanilla essence   1/2 tsp    Butter   for brushing    Milk   for brushing

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Method:

  • Make dough by mixing flour, cold butter, salt and baking powder. Add little cold water while kneading the dough. let the dough be stiff.
  • Cover the dough with a cling wrap and keep it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
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  • Cut the apple  into 2. Put them in a big bowl of water. Add a pinch of salt to this water. This is to avoid getting the apples become dark.
  • Chop
  • In a pan add 1/4 tsp of butter and chopped apple, cinnamon powder, vanilla essence, flour, sugar .
  • Cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame. Add lemon juice.
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  • The filling is ready.Do not make the filling well in advance . It will ooze out water.
  • Cut the apple and keep and do this cooking later.
  • Take out the dough. dust the rolling board and pin and start rolling the dough .
  • Roll it into medium thick . Using a lid or cookie cutter (use one big and one small), choose a size according to the size of your muffin pan, cut the rolled dough into 5 small and 5 medium size base.
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  • Grease a muffin tin with butter and put the big sized rolled dough into the pan as a base.
  • Put 1 tblsp of filling into this .
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  • Take the other small rolled portion and with a sharp knife cut it small in the center.
  • Cover this on the top of filled part, by properly sealing the edges.
  • Be careful while sealing, ensure whether it is properly sealed. Else it will come out separately while baking.
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  • With a fork, just put some marks on the edges so that they will look nice.
  • Preheat the oven for 5 minutes at 170 degrees.
  • Brush the pie with milk and melted butter. This is to avoid the top becomes dry.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes , till the top becomes golden brown.
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  • Cool them in a wire rack and serve hot with sugar powder sprinkled on this. Sprinkling sugar powder is optional.
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Notes:

  • Always make the filling just before you are ready with cutting the rolled dough. Else it will ooze out water.
  • Adding flour to the filling is to reduce the oozing of water.
  • Seal the pie carefully and nicely. Else top will come separately while baking.
  • Serving it hot or warm is recommended.