Grandma Emma's Apple Pie
Description
The recipe won't take much time. I'll tell you, the pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare the ingredients. It's better to take the butter out of the fridge in advance so it becomes soft. But it's better for it to stay cold rather than melted.
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Step 2
2. Combine the butter with sugar, vanilla sugar, and the zest of one whole lemon (unfortunately, I only had half a lemon left). Beat the mixture with a mixer.
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Step 3
3. While the mixer is running, add the eggs to the butter one at a time, slowly, so that each previous one has time to combine with the other ingredients.
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Step 4
4. Add the flour and leavening agent. Mix the dough well until smooth. Set aside.
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Step 5
5. Wash the apples, set aside three, peel the remaining four and cut them into large cubes. Place them in the dough and mix. Peel the other three apples as well, cut them into wedges and rinse them in lemon juice so they don’t darken. I dilute the lemon juice with water so the apples don’t become too sour.
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Step 6
6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line the pan with parchment paper, grease it with vegetable or butter. Pour the batter and smooth it out. Neatly arrange the apple slices on top.
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Step 7
7. Sprinkle the pie with cinnamon (0.5 tsp) and sugar (1–2 tbsp) and bake it in the oven for 45–50 minutes.
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Step 8
8. My pie was ready in 50 minutes. Beautiful and fragrant. Let it cool and slice it.
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Step 9
9. Here’s the slice, as you can see, the cake is mega‑layered, not dry but fully baked. Try it!