How about the aroma of freshly baked pastries? Who will be stopping over for a cup of hot cocoa or tea this winter? Apple pie, for example, is a crowd-pleaser that pairs well with hearty conversations and a steaming mug of tea. This recipe for apple pie with puff pastry is an easy twist on a traditional favourite. In no time at all, you’ll be swooping in like a cartoon character to claim your slice of pie.
Puff pastry apple pie suggestions
If you are worried about your pastry becoming mushy on the bottom, you may partially bake it. Do yourself a favour and buy puff pastry instead of making it from scratch. Use apples with a good bite, such Granny Smiths, Pink Ladies, or Galas. If you want to avoid mushy results, don’t use red or Golden Delicious apples. If you like, you may omit the raisins. A large dollop of ice cream or heavy cream is the perfect accompaniment to warm apple pie.
In the spirit of the season, make yourself a delicious Christmas treat. Share this recipe for puff pastry apple pie with friends and family on a rainy day or any other day.
Puff pastry apple pie recipe
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Global
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 5 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
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1 roll puff pastry
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2 apples (cored and unpeeled)
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1 tbsp. lemon juice
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⅔ cup brown sugar
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4 tsp ground cinnamon
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¼ cup raisins (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
- Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Grease and flour a spring-form round cake pan. (If you don’t have a springform pan, line the cake pan with baking paper)
- In a small bowl mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. set aside.
- Remove the core from the apples, but do not peel. Cut into quarters and thinly slice the apples.
- Place the apples in a bowl and add the lemon juice and mix.
- Once all the apples have been sliced, coat them in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- STEP 2
- Roll out the puff pastry. Cut a circle about 10cm larger than the pie pan.
- Cut the remaining pastry into strips and set aside.
- Place the cut circle in the prepared pie pan.
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- STEP 3
- Place a few apple slices around the border of the pastry.
- Then add a strip of pastry around the apple slices.
- Repeat with a layer of apples around the edge, followed by a strip of pastry.
- Repeat this process until you reach the middle.
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- Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes then lower the temperature 180°C for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- When complete, let it cool before cutting into it.
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