For decades, apple pie, an invention of England, has been considered an American icon because of the massive recognition it has gotten among the Americans. This pie has indeed gotten huge popularity in several other regions of the world.
In past times, rather than sugar, figs were added because at that time sugar cost so much. But in today’s modification of an apple pie, sugar and other fruits like blackberries, apricot and strawberries have been added to the filling. Spices like cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg have also been added to yield flavor variations.
With this additions, variations of apple pie have evolved; from Dutch apple pie to Swedish apple pie and the likes. The Dutch apple pie being having cinnamon and lemon juice additions to enhance its taste and the Swedish apple pie, being flavored with cinnamon but made with bread crumbs instead of flour.
Nutritional fact per serving
Protein- about 3g; Carbohydrates- about 67g; Fat- about 26g; Cholesterol- about 30mg; Sodium- about 240mg
Here’s one of the simplest apple pie recipe to follow.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup white and brown sugar each
- 6-8 Granny smith apples
- 1 recipe pastry
Directions
- Preheat oven to 220 degree Celsius
- Melt the unsalted butter and then stir in flour to form a paste
- Add water and sugar to paste
- Bring to a boil
- After some minutes, reduce the temperature and leave to simmer
- Make sure to peel, core and slice the apples while waiting for the paste to simmer
- Now place the bottom crust in a pan.
- Fill with apples and cover with a lattice work crust
- Carefully pour the sugar and melted butter mix over the crust.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 175 degree Celsius
- Continue baking for another 45 minutes or till the apples are soft
- Serve with ice-cream
- Enjoy!
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Bon appetite!
