Friable apple pie

A family classic. I’ve always loved the smell of cinnamon while the apple was braising. Less so in the stew we cooked afterwards in the same pan.

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Ingredients and kitchenware

The following recommendation usually serves 5 of us. Make sure you have enough to share with your pals.

Before you start, check that you have the following ingredients.

You will also have things to wash up afterwards. The dishes and appliances to have at hand are:

1. an ovenproof baking tray, approximately 35cm long, 20cm wide, 5cm deep;
2. a grater and a pealer;
3. a non-stick frying pan;

Preparation and cooking time

It usually takes us 90 minutes to prepare this meal. No rush though, takes as long as it takes.

Every Project27 Skills recipe takes only 3 key steps to prepare. The rest is a matter of creativity..

Step 1: Play music in the kitchen. I recommend this playlist.

Step 2: Pour a glass of drink for the chef.

Step 3: Get cooking, get creative! Here is how we do it:

Steps

1. Peal the washed apples, cut them in quarters, and remove the seeds. Grate the apples on the coarse shred side. After grating all the apples, squeeze handfuls with your hands to get rid of access juice. Keep the juice and drink it while fresh. It’s tasty.
2. Take a frying pan and add the grated and juiced apples. No greasing is needed. Add sugar and cinnamon to your taste. Stir occasionally. It’s ready when the apple is soft. Let it cool down before adding it to the pie.
3. Grate the butter into the mix of flour, sugar, baking powder, and crumble the mixture between your fingers.
4. Add the egg yolk and the sour cream, and work the mixture with your hand into a ball quickly, so it does not melt.
5. Separate the ball into two smaller ones.
6. With a rolling pin, stretch one of the balls out into the size of the baking tray.
7. Lay this down at the bottom of the tray, and adjust the sides with your hands to make sure all sides are snug.
8. Scoop the fried apples within the tray and spread it out evenly.
9. Using the second ball of dough, make the covering layer on top of the pie. You can coarse shred the dough, form strips and make a grid of it, or simply stretch it into a sheet as for the bottom layer. Cover the pie. If you choose the full sheet, punch holes in it with a fork (not all the way to the bottom), and smear sour cream on top.
10. In a preheated oven, bake at 180 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.

Tips and assistive products

Sorry, we don’t have any special tips. Don’t hesitate to send us an e-mail to support@project27skills.com to ask for some support with this meal.

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