apple pie filling......how do you make it please?

Question

i've bought the frozen shortcrust pastry, what do i do next to make into apple pie please help!

when you say e.g 1/2 cup or cup what actual size cup do you mean...i think that is an american measurement i'm not sure of quantity....thanks.

Answer 1

slice the apples and put in a knob of butter .zap in microwave for a few mins,just to soften,drain any juice, roll your pastry out, line your tin or plate,put apples in add sugar about 100grm, put the top on and make sure you seal the edges, i usually pinch the layers together, brush with some milk and sprinkle a bit of sugar on top, bake for about 30 to 40 mins .160 or 4 gas,

Answer 2

An American cup is about 225 ml use 250 ml close enough

I have an old recipe 1940's

Fill a pastry-lined pie pan with thinly sliced apples. sprinkle generously with sugar which has been combined with flour in the proportion of 1 cup sugar to 1 tablespoon flour. sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust or with strips of pastry. Bake in a hot over (425 F) about 45 minutes. A few drops of lemon juice may be added if apples lack flavor. If desired, omit the top crust, and cover pie with marshmallows after the apples are tender. brown in slow oven.

(425 F. about 220 c.)

1940 The Household Searchlight Recipe Book.

If you need a recipe for squirrel let me know this book had two fried and stewed.

Good cooking

Answer 3

buy your favourate apples. Peel and cut into quarters. Put into a pot add about 2 centameters or a half inch of water in the bottom. Add cinimin, sugar (brown or white, not powdered) and even honey. Put on high heat and boil/steam until they start to get soft, but not too soft just enough that a fork will go in easy. Turn off the heat, stir them up to make sure they are all coated. Taste them to make sure they are good and add more seasoning if needed. Put in the fridge to cool. Then place dough in pan and brush on an egg wash ( 2 eggs beaten in a bowl, use a bbq brush) Then when the apples are cooled pour into crust and add top layer of crust. Use a fork to crimp down the sides poke a few holes with a fork and brush smoe more egg wash ontop. Bake until Crust is golden and flakey.

Keep in mind alot of the other answers are actual cook book recipes. Not always easy to get the ingredients.
Mine is simple and only uses what you will probably already have in the home.

Answer 4

In my opinion, you don't really need a recipe to make apple pie if you already have the crust. Here is what I do:
1. roll out the crust and place it over the pie pan - DO NOT cut excess crust at this point.
2. peel a lot of apples. I prefer ones that are very crisp and somewhat tart. They hold their shape better when cooked and mix well with the sugar and spices that you will add.
3. cut up the apples into chunks. put them in a bowl with a lot of room to stir.
4. add about 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tsp. of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. of cloves, and 1/8 tsp. of allspice. stir them all up well.
5. dump the apple mixture into the pie crust in the pie pan.
6. the applie mixture should be heaping over the top of the crust - it will cook down and you will end up with a very flat or even concave pie if you don't start with the apples overflowing the crust.
7. roll out the other crust. fold it in half and put it over the apples. unfold it.
8. seal the two crusts together using some water or a beaten egg. just put it on your fingertips and brush it around the bottom crust. lightly push the top crust onto the bottom crust to seal it.
9. now you are ready to trim the excess dough. you can do so by using the dull side of a kitchen knife.
10. after removing the excess crust, you can make a nice pattern in the edges of the crust by pushing your index finger into it about every half inch.
11. the last step before baking the pie is to vent it. you will want to cut a few slits in the crust to let the steam out. if you don't it will find its own way out and that will usually result in the crust breaking somewhere that you don't want it to. you can make a pretty flower pattern in the center of the pie by cutting five small slits in the center. they will expand as the pie bakes and make a very nice looking crust when done.
12. if you want, you can also brush the crust with some of the beaten egg and sprinkle it with fine sugar before baking.
13. now you are ready to bake it at 350 degrees for 45 - 60 minutes. bake it until the crust is a nice golden brown and the apples have begun to let off some steam.
14. so now what to do with the excess crust that you cut off? you certainly don't want to waste it.
15. sprinkle the excess crust with some cinnamon and sugar, put it on a cookie pan, and throw it in the oven with the pie.
16. the crusty part will only need to cook for about 15 minutes, so be sure to check it soon!

Answer 5

You can use either canned apples or fresh self cut apples. It does not have a influence on the taste. I use the canned ones, just because I'm lazy and it take too long for the fresh apples to soften!
Take 1 can of 'Ideal Milk' - hope you get it in this country
250ml brown sugar
10ml cinnamon
150ml raisins
Put al of the above in a pan and let it heat .
Ad the canned apples just before sauce reaches boiling point.
Stir for few minutes and turn down the temperature and let it cooldown until mixture is cold.
Hope you find this helpful

Answer 6

I find the best thing to do rather than using only one specific recipe is to find the recipe you like (right kind of ingredients, spices, etc.) and COOK the filling first, adding the thickener then and stirring well. This will eliminate those runny pies with collapsed apples under huge domed crusts (with a lot of empty space).
Another thing to be aware of is that not every apple is created equal. Some just do NOT make good pies. I prefer Melrose, but they are in my area and may not be in yours. However, granny smith mixed with something like golden delicious works well, Combining them half/half makes and nice sweet-tart combination. Yet, there may be other wonderful varieties in your area. If someone has an orchard locally, drop by and ask what their best varieties are. They grow them and will be familiar with their apples characteristics.

Answer 7

Here's my favorite apple pie recipe :)

FILLING:
10 Apples, peeled and sliced thinly
1/2 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sprinkle of mace (optional)
sprinkle of vanilla
lemon juice
Flour, cornstarch, or arrowroot for thickening

Preheat oven to 400°F, then reduce to 375°F after pie is in the oven.
For the filling, use a combination of different types of apples. The best combination consists of mostly Granny Smith apples and a few Cortland types. The Granny Smith apples retain their shape when cooked and provide tartness and flavor. Meanwhile, the Cortland apples cook down into applesauce.

Mix the nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon with the sugar. Sprinkle the sugar with a few drops of pure vanilla extract. Work the butter and 2 Tablespoons flour or other thickener into the sugar. Slice the apples into thin wedges and place apples into pre-rolled out and fitted pie crust, packing apples in tightly, since they will cook down significantly. Mound apples higher in center. Sprinkle over the apples the juice of 1/2 lemon, then sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture over the apples evenly. Roll out and place top crust, fluting edges to seal tightly and creating several vent holes to allow steam to escape.

Brush top of crust with a mixture of one egg white and one tablespoon of water or with a little cream. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.

Answer 8

There is more than one way to do it but my favorite is the following:
Peel your apples, cut them the way you like best, place them in a sauce pan with sugar to taste, Butter and Cinnamon. Place the lid on top, turn the control knob to low and forget the whole thing on the stove until the Apples are soft. They will cook in their own steam and come out with a very buttery flavor, reminiscent of that found in French Pastries.
Try it, you will love it!

Answer 9

Ok, buy apples - granny smith are good, add tapioco ...and the recipe is on the box, a little cinnamon, lemon juice, water and cook together about 1/2 hour.

Or, go to the store and in the canned section, buy apple pie filling! and save your time and energy!

Answer 10

4 cups diced apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar, depending on sweetness of apples,to taste
2-4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, to your taste
1 teaspoon cinnamon, to your taste
1 cup apple juice or water, if you don't have juice,try to have juice,it adds to the flavor

Sprinkle lemon juice over apples in saucepan.
Mix next four ingredients together and add to apples.
Mix well.
Add very hot juice to pan, (I microwave juice for 2 minutes) cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
Remove from heat and cool.
Fill a well chilled 9 inch pastry lined pan and cover with top crust.
Bake on lowest rack at 425* for 10 minutes, and finish baking on center rack until bubbling, about 20 minutes more.

Using metric measuring cups:

946 ml diced apples
30 ml lemon juice
119 ml sugar, depending on sweetness of apples,to taste
30-60 ml cornstarch
3 ml nutmeg, to your taste
5 ml cinnamon, to your taste
237 ml apple juice or water, if you don't have juice,try to have juice,it adds to the flavor

Oven Temp 218°C

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