Apple Pies

Ingredients:

For the dough:

500 g of flour

200 g soft butter or lard

100 g cream

1 egg

150 g of sugar

2 vials of vanilla sugar

10 g of baking powder

1 pinch of salt

For the filling:

1.5 kg of apples

3 spoons of sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 

Method of preparation:

Preparation of the filling:

Wash the apples and grate them (you can keep the peel if you don't mind).

Place the grated apples in a non-stick pan, add the sugar and cinnamon, and cook over low heat until the juice evaporates.  Let them cool.

Preparation of the dough:

In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar until creamy.

Add the egg, cream and vanilla essence, mixing well.

Separately, combine the flour with salt and baking powder, then gradually add them to the creamy mixture, kneading until you get a homogeneous and non-sticky dough.

Divide the dough into two equal balls.

 

Pie assembly:

Roll out the first ball of dough on a floured surface and place it in a baking tray.

Add the cooled apple filling over the batter in the pan.

Roll out the second dough ball and cover the filling with it.

 

Baking:

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Bake the pie for 30-35 minutes or until the pastry is golden.

Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool slightly before slicing.

 

Service:

Sprinkle powdered sugar on top and serve the apple pie warm or cold.