Apple pie (American apple pie)

Procedure

To prepare the apple pie dough, mix on the work surface or in a large bowl the flour, salt and sugar. Then add the cold butter cut into cubes and start to knead with your fingertips until the mixture is composed of crumbs. You can also use a cutter, so as not to excessively heat the butter working it. At this point, add water, to be frozen (I put it in the freezer for 10 minutes). Pour the water slowly, because it might not serve all. Knead quickly to obtain a homogeneous, elastic dough. Wrap the panetto in food film and store in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

For the filling of apple pie, wash apples, Peel, remove the core and cut into slices not too thin. Put the apples in a large bowl, Add salt, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate for at least 30 minutes. After the apples resting time, drain the excess fluid vegetation and add flour, stir to distribute it well.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees static. Grease and flour a cake pan with high sides (for apple pie traditionally it uses a flared edges, Also ceramic). Divide the dough into two parts and coat the edges and bottom of the cake bowl, making sure that the dough exceeds the edges, so as to seal the cake easier.

Prick the pastry with a fork and pour the apples. The apples must be abundant and form a sort of dome into the pan, so do not miss to form in cooking. Roll out the pie crust remained with a rolling pin and cover the apples. Seal the cake by folding the edges inwards. If you want, you can simply trim the excess dough, or you can fold it inwards, while pinching it with your fingers, to obtain a wavy edge as what you see in the picture.

Mix the yolk with the milk and carefully brush the entire apple pie, then sprinkle with granulated sugar (also cane). Finally, with a sharp knife, practicing on the surface of the cake deep cuts, so that the steam created from apples in cooking comes completely. I recommend, cut in depth and well, because otherwise the dessert inside will be watery.

Cook the apple pie for 30 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 180 degrees and continue cooking for another 30 minutes or until the apple pie will not be uniformly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

The apple pie, in my humble opinion, it's delicious served slightly warm, alone or with a little vanilla ice cream or English cream. Good snack!