Buttery Spiced Snow White Apple Pie From Scratch
This Snow White apple pie recipe is very easy to make and filled with a ton of hearty spiced flavors. It does take a while to make, but it's a fun process that will teach you a lot of new techniques.
Ingredients
For the pie crust
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed into 1/2 inch blocks
- 5-8 tbsp water, icy cold
For the apple pie filling
- 9 tbsp salted butter
- 4 tbsp cake flour
- 5 tbsp water
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
Make the pie dough
- Place half of the flour into the food processor or a bowl. Then, add all of the caster sugar and salt. Give the dry ingredients a quick pulse or stir so that they are uniformly mixed.
- Then, add the cubed cold blocks of butter. Work the ingredients together for 15-20 seconds. The mixture should form a paste or dough. You shouldn't have any uncoated flour pieces.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl so that the butter-flour mixture is together.
- Next, add the remaining half of the flour. Give the ingredients a couple of pulses. A coarse crumbly mixture will form.
- Transfer the crumbs to a large mixing bowl.
- Using a rubber or silicone spatula, drizzle five tablespoons of icy water over the crumbs. Work the water into the crumbs by folding the crumbs over themselves.
- If your dough is still very crumbly and doesn't come together, add another tablespoon of icy water at a time. Continue pressing the dough until it is combined and smooth.
- Shape the dough into two evenly-sized flat discs and wrap each with plastic wrap. Then, rest them inside the fridge for 1 hour.
Make the apple pie filling
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Once melted, remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the flour.
- Next, slowly add the water in a thin stream while whisking constantly. The thick flour paste will become runnier. Don't add more water until the current flour mixture is completely smooth.
- Once all of the water is in, whisk in the sugar.
- Over medium-high heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat slightly and allow the mixture to simmer for about 3 minutes. Whisk frequently.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and set it aside.
- Next, add your sliced apples to a large bowl. Drizzle the spices over the apples and give them a toss. Make sure the apples are well coated.
- Pour the butter-sugar sauce over the seasoned apples. Stir the mixture well so that everything is well combined.
- Set the apple filling aside to cool completely.
Shape the pie crust
- Preheat your oven to 360ºF (180ºC). After 1 hour of resting time, remove the dough from the fridge.
- Sprinkle some flour over a flat work surface. Roll out one disc into a 12-inch disc. The other can be 1-inch bigger than the diameter of your pie dish. Make sure it's even in thickness.
- Take one sheet of rolled-out pastry and carefully put it inside your pie dish.
- Press the dough (gently) into the corners and fluted edges. There shouldn't be any gaps or air pockets.
- Dock the bottom of the pie crust very well with a fork.
Assemble your Disney apple pie
- Add your cooled apple filling to the pie dish. You can roughly add it in or beautifully layered the apples.
- Then, add the second sheet of dough over the filled pie dish.
- Fold the edge of the top dough sheet underneath the edges of the bottom sheet of dough. Press them together to form a seal.
- Crimp the edges of the dough to create a beautiful rim. Then, cut out a tiny circle on the top. It will be the steam hole.
- Rest the pie in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Bake the Snow White apple pie
- Whisk together the large egg and milk in a small bowl.
- Brush the entire pie dough (that's visible) with egg wash.
- Bake your pie for roughly 35-45 minutes, or until the apples are soft and the dough is completely cooked through.
- Remove your Snow White pie from the oven and allow it to cool for 1 hour at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 433kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 406mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 8gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 922IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
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