Apple pie

APPLE PIE

Portions : 4 - Preparation : 60 minutes - Cooking time : 40 to 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 60 ml (4 tablespoons) maple sugar
• 45 ml (3 tablespoons) apricot jam.

Pie dough

• 125 gr (4 1/2 oz) unsalted butter, in small cubes
• 250 gr (9 oz) flour
• 50 gr (1 ¾ oz) powdered sugar
• 30 gr (1 oz) water
• Egg, yolk
• 3 ml (1/2 tsp.) salt

Preparing the dough

1. Preheat oven, rack in center, to 200°C (400°F).
2. In a bowl, mix butter cubes, flour and sugar with fingertips (shortbread dough).
3. Stir in egg yolk, water and salt.
4. Form a disk of dough, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. On work surface, roll out dough to about 1/4" thickness.
6. In a pie dish, line the dough and set aside in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
7. Place a disk of parchment paper on top of the dough, cover with dried beans or similar (to prevent the dough from puffing up) and bake for 15 minutes.
8. Cool and remove the paper and beans.

Custard cream

• 125 ml (1/2 cup) milk
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) vanilla extract
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) bitter almond extract (or Amareto)
• 5 eggs, yolks removed
• 100 gr (3 1/2 oz) sugar
• 60 gr (2 oz) corn or potato starch
• 2 pinches salt

Preparing the custard and tart

1. Preheat oven, rack in center, to 180°C (350°F).
2. Bring milk, vanilla extract and bitter almond extract to a simmer in a saucepan.
3. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the yolks and sugar, beating until smooth and fluffy.
4. Add the cornflour and salt.
5. Gradually whisk in the hot milk.
6. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and bring to the boil, whisking all the while, until the cream thickens.
7. Pour the custard into the pre-baked tart shell.
8. Arrange the apple slices on top, sprinkle with maple sugar and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
9. Top with apricot jam.