Apple pie with sugar glaze
Description
The pastry is easy and quick to prepare. The pie goes well with vanilla ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream. Instead of apples, you can try using pears. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cut the butter into cubes. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt, then add 2 tablespoons of butter. Blend using a mixer. Add the remaining butter and mix with the mixer until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water and knead the dough by hand. Add one more tablespoon of water if necessary. Shape the dough into a disk, then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 3 mm thick circle. Lightly flour both sides of the circle, shaking off any excess flour.
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Step 2
2. Place the dough into a greased pie pan or onto parchment paper on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
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Step 3
3. Peel the apples, remove the cores, and slice them. Arrange the apple slices on top of the dough in a ring shape, starting from the edge, overlapping the slices. Leave a 5 cm border of dough around the edges untouched.
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Step 4
4. Tuck the dough hanging over the pan inward, covering the apple slices halfway. Brush the pie (dough and apples) with melted butter, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the dough and edges, and 3 tablespoons of sugar over the apples.
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Step 5
5. Bake the pie in the center of the oven until the apples are soft and the edges are caramel-colored or dark golden, about 45 minutes.
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Step 6
6. Make the glaze. Place the peel and cores from the peeled apples in a saucepan together with the sugar. Add enough water to cover the apples and simmer for 25 minutes. Strain the syrup through cheesecloth.
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Step 7
Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes. Drizzle with sugar glaze, slice into pieces, and serve.