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Cinnamon-spiced apple pie

Cinnamon-spiced apple pie, photographed for Pinch of Mint

By Tom · Updated

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  • About 1 hour 45 min
  • Takes a bit of care

Apple pie has got to one of the most comforting desserts ever. Right? Keeping it simple is the key to its success.

The recipe

Cinnamon-spiced apple pie

Apple pie has got to one of the most comforting desserts ever.

  • 20 min prep
  • 55 min cooking
  • 30 min hands-off
  • Takes a bit of care

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Ingredients

The sweet pastry

The apple pie filling

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Let's start with the sweet pastry. Rule number one with almost every type of pastry is to make sure all of your ingredients are cold. Yes, even stick your sugar and flour (225 g) in the fridge for an hour before making.

  2. Step 2

    Place plain flour (225 g) and sugar into a mixing bowl and stir together.

  3. Step 3

    Add the diced butter (110 g) and begin to rub the ingredients together until it resembles breadcrumbs. Check out the rubbing method here by What Sarah Bakes.

  4. Step 4

    Next, slowly start adding the beaten egg (1) a little bit at a time and give it a mix. Stop adding the egg when the mix presses together to form the pastry. You should only need about half of the egg but don't discard it you can use it to glaze your pie later.

  5. Step 5

    Cover the pastry and set aside in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.

  6. Step 6

    For the apple filling, start by peeling all of the apples (7 apples) and removing the cores.

  7. Step 7

    Take four of the apples (7 apples), slice them leaving them quite chunky and place them in a mixing bowl.

  8. Step 8

    Cover the sliced apples (7 apples) with all of the lemon (1) zest, juice of half a lemon and set aside.

  9. Step 9

    Take the three remaining apples (7 apples), dice them and place them into a saucepan with the butter (110 g), sugar and cinnamon (½ tsp). Cook over a medium heat until the apples start to break down, this should take 10 - 15 minutes.

  10. Step 10

    Mix the cooked apple (7 apples) with the raw sliced apple and your pie filling is complete.

  11. Step 11

    Take the pastry from the fridge and cut off one third, this piece will be used for the pie lid. Roll out the remaining two-thirds of the pastry to around 3mm thick. Use this to line the base of a 24cm pie dish.

  12. Step 12

    Now its time to fill the pie base with the apple (7 apples) mix.

  13. Step 13

    Roll out the pastry for the lid and get creative. You can use the offcuts of pastry to create a pattern of your choice. Make sure to make a couple of holes to allow steam to escape. Brush the lid with the remaining beaten egg (1) and sprinkle with a little sugar.

  14. Step 14

    Place in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes until golden brown.

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Questions people ask

How long does cinnamon-spiced apple pie take?

About 1 hour 45 min from start to finish: 20 min of prep, 55 min of cooking, and 30 min hands-off while it waits. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How much does this make?

The original recipe did not state a yield, so nothing has been invented for it. The scale control on the recipe card multiplies the quantities instead, which is the honest version of the same thing.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.