Bay Apple Pie Recipes

DEEP-DISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place flour in a large bowl; cut in shortening until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. For filling, in a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. In a small bowl, combine sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to apple mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish; dot with butter., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to fit top of pie. Place over filling. Trim and flute edges. In a small bowl, whisk egg with milk; brush over crust. Cut slits in top. Bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack.

BAY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift together the flour and salt. Cut the Crisco into the flour with a pastry cutter, until it has the grain of coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle with 8 tablespoons of water and blend it in with a fork. If the dough doesn't come together in a mass, stir in 1 more tablespoon of water. Shape the dough into a ball, divide into 2 pieces and pat them into disks. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 45 minutes. Roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured piece of wax paper and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• For the filling, melt half the butter in a large frying pan over high heat. Add half of the apples. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the apples with 6 tablespoons of the sugar and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. When the apples begin to turn golden, place in a large bowl and reserve at room temperature. Repeat with remaining butter, apples and all but 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Combine all the apples. Stir in the allspice, mace and ginger and 2 tablespoons of flour.
• Pour the apples into the crust and top with bay leaves. Roll out the remaining dough on a lightly floured piece of wax paper. Cut 4 small bay-leaf-shaped holes in the center, lay over the top of the pie and cut away excess dough. Use a fork to firmly press the top and buttom crust together. Brush the top with cream and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until juices bubble. Cool before serving.

ULTIMATE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Put a layer of paper towels on a large baking sheet. Quarter, core, peel and slice the apples about 5mm thick and lay evenly on the baking sheet. Put paper towels on top and set aside while you make and chill the pastry.
• For the pastry, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until just mixed. Break in a whole egg and a yolk (keep the white for glazing later). Beat together for just under 1 min - it will look a bit like scrambled egg. Now work in the flour with a wooden spoon, a third at a time, until it's beginning to clump up, then finish gathering it together with your hands. Gently work the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and chill for 45 mins. Now mix the 140g/5oz sugar, the cinnamon and flour for the filling in a bowl that is large enough to take the apples later.
• After the pastry has chilled, heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Lightly beat the egg white with a fork. Cut off a third of the pastry and keep it wrapped while you roll out the rest, and use this to line a pie tin - 20-22cm round and 4cm deep - leaving a slight overhang. Roll the remaining third to a circle about 28cm in diameter. Pat the apples dry with kitchen paper, and tip them into the bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mix. Give a quick mix with your hands and immediately pile high into the pastry-lined tin.
• Brush a little water around the pastry rim and lay the pastry lid over the apples pressing the edges together to seal. Trim the edge with a sharp knife and make 5 little slashes on top of the lid for the steam to escape. (Can be frozen at this stage.) Brush it all with the egg white and sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake for 40-45 mins, until golden, then remove and let it sit for 5-10 mins. Sprinkle with more sugar and serve while still warm from the oven with softly whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.