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Bake a classic Dutch apple pie
A fragrant, homemade apple pie with shortcrust pastry, Elstar apples, raisins, and cinnamon. A lovely project for a rainy afternoon, kids included.
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€ 15
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Few things make a home feel as cosy as the smell of an apple pie in the oven. This classic is surprisingly easy, and that is exactly what makes it so rewarding: you knead a crumbly dough, fill it generously with apple, raisins, and cinnamon, and lay a lattice on top.
It is an ideal activity for a grey afternoon and perfect to do together with children. While the pie sits in the oven for an hour, your kitchen fills with the scent of cinnamon and baked apple. What you are left with is not just a pie, but a small sense of satisfaction you can share with everyone around you.
by PlayTryBe team
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees and mix flour, sugar, and butter into a crumbly dough. Add the egg, knead into a cohesive whole, and let it rest in the fridge.
Suggestion: Use 200g flour, 150g butter, 150g sugar, and 1 egg.Peel and slice a kilo of apples into thin rounds and mix them with raisins, lemon juice, and two teaspoons of cinnamon.
Suggestion: Elstar or Goudreinet work best.Line a 24 cm springform tin with baking paper, press two thirds of the dough across the base and up the sides, and fill with the apple mixture.
Roll out the remaining dough, cut strips, and lay a lattice over the pie. Bake for 60 minutes in the centre of the oven.
Let the pie cool and share it with whoever happens to wander in, drawn by the smell.
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