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Grandma's dutch apple pie (the OG)

Traditional dutch apple pie by my grandmother's recipe
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6 slices
Course: Dessert
Calories: 637
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 200 gr butter (=2 sticks)
  • 200 gr sugar
  • 400 gr all purpose flour
  • 12 gr baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1½ kg apples (tart apples like Granny Smith or Golden Rennet)(more or less 5 big apples (3lbs))
  • 75 gr sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp bread crumbs (to sprinkle on the bottom of the pie crust to absorb the moisture from the apples)

Equipment

  • Springform pan 8 inch/20 cm

Method
 

  1. Break the egg in a bowl and stir to mix. Divide the mixture in two equal parts.
  2. Add flour, baking powder, 2 tsp of cinnamon and salt to a medium mixing bowl and stir well to combine. 
  3. Add butter, ½ of the egg, sugar, vanilla extract and knead well to form a dough. Divide into 3 equal parts.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C.
  5. In the meantime cut apples in cubes. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a cup and add to the apples. Toss to coat.
  6. Grease the springform with butter. Use 1/3 of the dough to cover the bottom of the form and the other 1/3 for the side. Using your fingers, spread and press the dough down. Sprinkle the bottom with bread crumbs (this is to absorb the moisture from the apples).
  7. Roll out the leftover ⅓ of the dough and, with a knife, cut out strips (2cm/ 3/4 inch width) for a lattice.
    Add the apple mixture to the pie crust in the springform. Now add strips of dough on top to make a lattice (see photos). Apply remaining egg mixture (egg wash) to the lattice.
  8. Bake the pie for 60 minutes until golden brown.
  9. Take the pie out of the oven and let cool off a bit. Serve a warm slice with whipped (coconut) cream or a scoop of ice cream. Store leftover pie covered in the refrigerator.

Notes

Nutritional information:
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