Viennese Apple Pie Recipes

CANADIAN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a pie dish with 1 crust.
• Whisk together cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Stir apples, maple syrup and whole egg into cornstarch mixture.
• Pour apple mixture into the prepared crust. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Whisk together egg yolk and water in a small bowl; brush over the pie. Cover pie loosely with aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove foil; continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

VIENNESE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the sultanas and rum together and set aside to soak. Mix the flour and almonds together then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles crumbs. Stir in 2oz of the sugar and lemon zest.
• Mix the egg yolk with the lemon juice and stir into the dry ingredients and mix to make a firm dough. Chill for 30 minutes
• Preheat the oven to 350°F Peel, core and slice the apples, place in a bowl and add the remaining sugar, walnuts, sponge fingers, cinnamon and soaked sultanas.
• Roll out two thirds of the pastry on a floured surface and use to line an 8in round loose-based sandwich tin, allow the pastry to hang over the edges. Spoon in the apple mixture and press it down firmly.
• Roll out the remaining pastry, use the tin as a guide to cut out a circle to form a lid then roll over the excess pastry to make a neat seam on top of the pie. Make a steam hole in the centre of the pie.
• Whisk the egg white until frothy then brush over the top of the pie.
• Sprinkle with the granulated sugar and bake for 30-35 mins or until the pastry is golden.
• Leave to cool and serve warm in wedges with cream.
• Alternatively, serve it warm or cold in dainty wedges dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon.

IMPOSSIBLE FRENCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch pie pan.
• In a large bowl, mix apples, cinnamon and nutmeg together; turn mixture into pan. In a separate bowl, beat sugar, milk, 1/2 cup biscuit mix, eggs and butter until smooth. Pour over apples.
• To Make Streusel: In a small bowl, stir together 1 cup biscuit mix, nuts, brown sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle streusel over top of pie.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes; bake until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean.

MUM'S IRISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• To Make Crust: In a large bowl, combine flours, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening until coarse crumbs are formed. Mix in sour cream and lemon juice. Keep mixing until dough forms a ball; dough may be slightly lumpy, this is fine. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and allow to chill for 1 hour.
• Once chilled, take dough out of refrigerator and cut it in half; keep one half covered and in the refrigerator. Roll dough to 1/8 of an inch. To lift pie shell, roll dough around rolling pin and then unroll into pie pan. Trim overhanging edges of pie crust.
• To Make Filling: Place apples into pie shell. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and nutmeg; mix thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Squirt lemon juice over apples. Place pie in refrigerator while top crust is rolled out.
• Remove pie from refrigerator. Brush outer edge of bottom crust with beaten egg. Place second crust on top of pie; crimp pie shell edges together. Brush entire top crust with egg and cut 4 steam slots into it.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow pie to completely cool before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.