Pippin Apple Pie With Hazelnut Crust Recipes

PIPPIN APPLE PIE WITH HAZELNUT CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:
• Blend flour and hazelnuts in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add brown sugar and salt; blend 20 seconds. Add butter and lard; using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer mixture to bowl. Add 4 tablespoons ice water; stir until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough together; divide into 2 equal pieces. Form each into ball; flatten each into disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
• For filling:
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Toss apples, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in large bowl. Roll out 1 dough disk on generously floured surface to 12-inch round, rotating crust often to prevent sticking. Generously flour 11- or 12-inch tart pan bottom. Slide tart pan bottom under dough round. Carefully slide dough round into 9-inch pie dish. Press crust onto bottom and up sides of dish; pinch and press to seal any cracks. Spoon filling into crust; drizzle with melted butter.
• Roll out second dough disk on generously floured surface to 13-inch round. Slide same floured tart pan bottom under dough round. Carefully allow dough round to slide off tart pan bottom onto pie filling; pinch to seal any cracks in crust. Press top crust and bottom crust together at edge. Fold edge under; crimp decoratively. Cut X in center of top crust. Brush top crust lightly with milk. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Transfer pie to rimmed baking sheet. Bake pie 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake pie 25 minutes. Cover crust edges with foil collar to prevent overbrowning; continue baking until crust is golden, apples are tender, and juices are bubbling thickly in center, about 20 minutes longer. Transfer pie to rack and cool. Serve with ice cream.

APPLE TART WITH HAZELNUT FRANGIPANE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.;
• For the dough:
• Mix the flour, butter, sugar, and salt quickly with your fingertips until the butter is in pieces about the size of dried beans. Quickly stir the water into the mixture and then gather up the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and press it into a flat dish shape. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with parchment or a silicon pad. Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface into a rectangle about 15-inches long by 10-inches wide, with rough edges. Roll the dough up onto your rolling pin and then unroll it directly onto the lined pan.
• Roast the hazelnuts on a cookie sheet for 7 or 8 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a food processor, add the 1/4 cup sugar, egg, 1 tablespoon butter, and vanilla, and process until a creamy paste forms. Spread the frangipane on the dough, stopping about 1 1/2-inches from the outer edge on all sides.
• Peel the apples, remove the cores, and cut them into 1/2-inch thick slices. Arrange them attractively in a slightly overlapping pattern, like the tiles of a roof, on the pastry dough so that the apples cover the frangipane. Fold the edge of the dough back over the apples to make a 1 to 1 1/2-inch border of dough. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the apples, letting a little of the sugar fall onto the border to help crystallize the dough. Break the remaining 2 tablespoons butter into pieces and scatter them over the tart. Bake for 1 hour. The dough should be nicely crystallized all over.
• Remove the finished tart from the oven and cool on a rack until lukewarm. Dilute the apricot preserves with the calvados or water and glaze the surface of the tart, spreading it carefully on the apples with the underside of a spoon. Serve at room temperature cut into little wedges, with plain cream, sour cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream, if desired.

APPLE PIE WITH HAZELNUTS AND DRIED SOUR CHERRIES

Steps:

• Bring cherries and Merlot to boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and cool. Let stand at room temperature overnight. Drain well.
• Combine flour, butter, sugar, and salt in bowl of electric mixer. Place bowl in freezer 15 minutes. Using electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat mixture on low speed until pea-size clumps form. Drizzle 2/3 cup ice water over mixture and beat just until dough comes together. Gather dough into ball; divide into 2 pieces. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each separately in plastic; chill at least 8 hours and up to 1 day.
• Let 1 dough disk stand at room temperature 15 minutes to soften slightly. Roll out on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie dish. Trim overhang to 1 inch. Fold in overhang, forming double-thick sides. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss apples, 1/3 cup sugar, and cinnamon in large bowl to combine. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until apples soften slightly, about 15 minutes. Cool apple mixture. Reduce oven temperature to 425°F. Toss cherries, apple mixture, and hazelnuts in large bowl to combine.
• Let second dough disk stand at room temperature 15 minutes to soften slightly. Roll out disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer filling to dough-lined dish. Brush edge of crust with egg glaze. Drape dough over filling. Trim top dough overhang to 1 inch. Press top and bottom dough edges together to seal. Crimp edges decoratively. Using sharp knife, cut 4 slashes in top of dough to allow steam to escape. Brush dough with egg glaze; sprinkle with raw sugar crystals.
• Bake pie 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Tent pie with foil. Continue baking until apples are tender and juices are bubbling thickly, about 25 minutes longer. Cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature with ice cream. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand on rack at room temperature.)

PERFECT APPLE PIE!

Steps:

• Prepare a double pie crust as directed.
• Roll out one disk on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle and place the pastry in the pie plate.
• Gently press the dough into sides pie plate leaving an overhang of crust.
• Refrigerate while preparing the apple filling.
• Set oven rack to the second-lowest position and heat to 425 degrees.
• Peel, core and slice the apples into 1/2-inch slices (no larger than 1/2-inch).
• Place in a bowl and gently toss the apples with the fresh lemon juice.
• In a small bowl combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg (if using).
• Add the sugar mixture to the apples and toss well to coat.
• Transfer the apple mixture into the chilled prepared crust and mound the apples slightly in the center.
• Dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
• Roll out the second pastry, and place over filling.
• Flute the edges together.
• Make several slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape (if the pie dough is too soft, place in the freezer for 10 minutes).
• Whisk an egg white with a fork, and brush onto top of crust.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Place on a cookie sheet to catch any spills.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees (leave the pie in the oven and do not open the oven door) continue baking for about another 30-35 minutes, or until the crust is deep golden brown and the fruit is bubbling.
• Transfer to a wire rack and cool for at least 4 hours before slicing the pie.
• TO MAKE PIE WITH CRUMB TOPPING: in a bowl combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon; mix well with a spoon.
• Add in 1/2 cup COLD butter (no subs) cut into small chunks and mix together with your fingers to combine well.
• Add in some chopped walnuts if desired.
• Place in the fridge while preparing the pie.
• Make the pie filling exactly as directed, and dot with 2-3 tablespoons of butter before sprinkling on the topping.
• Bake as directed, but cover with foil the least 15 minutes of baking.

HARVEST APPLE PIE WITH HAZELNUT STREUSEL

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix apricots, cherries, and rum; let stand until fruit is slightly softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix granulated sugar, cornstarch, coriander, ginger, cinnamon, and apples. Stir in dried-fruit mixture.
• Ease pastry gently into a 9-inch pie pan, fold edge under itself flush with rim, and flute decoratively. Mound apple mixture in crust.
• In a food processor or a bowl, whirl or stir 1 cup flour and the brown sugar until well blended. Add butter and whirl or rub in with your fingers until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts and whirl until coarsely chopped, or chop nuts with a knife and stir into flour mixture. Squeeze handfuls of the streusel until it sticks together, then crumble into chunks evenly over apple mixture. Set pie on a foil-lined rimmed baking pan.
• Bake on the bottom rack of a 350 degree regular or convection oven until filling is bubbling around the edges, about 1 1/4 hours. If pie becomes brown too quickly, cover the dark portions loosely with foil. Cool on a rack at least 1 1/2 hours.