Apple Pie With Puff Pastry

Puff pastry apple pie  is one of the most popular desserts in the world. And not only for its exquisite flavor but for the ease with which it can be prepared at home.

Puff pastry is composed of medium strength flour, water, salt and a type of fat (it can be butter, lard or margarine).

As data, we tell you that true puff pastry is one that has the same amount of flour as fat. Therefore, if you want your cake to be unsurpassed, look for this type of dough.

As for fat, the most used is dry butter; that is, the one with the least amount of water. Be careful, this does not mean that this option should be used, but that it may be the best one.

While we recommend that you use real puff pastry, you can also use half or three-quarters puff pastry. You should bear in mind that, depending on the option you choose, the flavor will vary significantly. Same with fat.

Some previous recommendations: 

• Be careful when putting the puff pastry in the mold, as it should not break. If it breaks, the entire contents of the cake will spill.
• On the other hand, remember that it is important to pierce the dough, at various points, with a fork, to prevent it from rising unevenly.
• You must set the dough well because when you pre-bake it, it can be lowered and after this process, it will be difficult to fix the apple pie.

Recipe for apple pie with puff pastry

Ingredients

• The white of 1 egg.
• 4 sweet apples .
• 5 tablespoons of sugar (50 g).
• 3 tablespoons of butter (30 g).
• 1 tablespoon of nutmeg (10 g).
• 3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon (15 g).
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice (25 ml).
• Puff pastry real or real.
• 2 tablespoons and a half of brown sugar (25 g).

Utensils

• Film paper.
• Deep bowl.
• Knife for cutting.
• 20 centimeter round mold.

Preparation

• Roll out the puff pastry with a rolling pin until it leaves a very thin sheet.
• In a floured and greased mold, place the foil and spread it out until all the edges are covered, including the sides.
• Preheat the oven to 150 ° C.
• To fix the dough to the edges, seat it on the sides and bottom, going over it with a spoon.
• Using a fork, poke the dough all over.
• Bake the dough for 10 minutes and let it rest on the counter.
• Raise the oven temperature to 200 ° C and let it heat up.
• Meanwhile, proceed to peel the apples. Discard the heart and seeds.
• Cut the apples into small squares.
• Let the apples rest in a deep bowl together with a little water and the lemon juice.
• Place the cut apples in a deep bowl after straining them.
• Sprinkle everything with sugar, try to cover as much space as possible inside.

• Now, sprinkle with the nutmeg and ground cinnamon.
• Cut the butter into chunks and add it.
• Stir the mixture until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Pour the mixture into the mold with the pre-baked dough.
• Take another sheet of puff pastry and knead it carefully.
• Cut the dough into strips one centimeter thick.
• Place the strips on the mold, placing them with a distance of a centimeter and a half apart.
• Once you finish, place another layer but in the opposite direction (If you first arranged them lengthwise, now do it widthwise), until you form a grid.
• Seal the edges of the rack with the edges of the dough in the pan to protect the inside.
• Paint the grid with egg white using a kitchen brush.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and take the mold to the oven.
• Let it bake for 10 minutes and then lower the temperature to 150 ° C.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until the rack is golden brown.

Final Recommendations

You’ll know your puff pastry apple pie is ready because the filling will start to bubble. Now, we recommend that you remove the mold from the oven and do not unmold the cake for 15 minutes. 

Puff pastry preparations can include a wide variety of ingredients; However, we suggest you avoid those that are very liquid, as they can spoil the dough, if they do not set well.

The important thing is that you get a crunchy dough and, in short, a dessert rich in textures. 

A delicious decoration option that you have with this recipe is once the cake is baked, cover it with a layer of cream cheese.

Wait for the apple pie to cool down a bit before consuming it. In fact, it is best to take it cold.