Apple Pie Recipe
Homemade apple pie with a flaky pie crust and sliced apples, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and brandy
What you will need
2 1/2 cups (285 g) all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
10-ounces (1 1/4 cups, 285 g) unsalted butter (room temperature), cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup (115 ml) sour cream (use full-fat sour cream for best results)
3 pounds of good cooking apples such as Fuji, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gravenstein, or Pippin (about 6 to 8 apples, depending on the size of your apples and the size of your pie dish)
1 Tbsp of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar (to toss with the sliced apples so they don't brown as you slice them)
1/2 cup to 2/3 cup sugar, depending on how sweet you like your pie
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour for thickening
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp brandy (Optional. By the way, if you have Calvados apple brandy, use it!)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg yolk
1 Tbsp cream
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