American apple pie

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 kg apples, sour, e.g. Granny Smith
• 150 g sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp flour
• 225 g butter, cold, cut into small cubes
• 50 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 350 g flour
• Fat, for the shape
• some maple syrup

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Ami-Grandma’s recipe – the favorite of the whole family, serves 12 pieces

You will need a 22cm pie dish. For the pastry, put the flour and butter in a bowl and mix until crumbs form. Then add the sugar, 1 egg, and 1 egg yolk (save the egg white!). Continue mixing until large lumps form. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, for the filling, peel the apples and dice them. Mix the flour, sugar, and cinnamon together, then add the apples. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Remove the pastry from the refrigerator, shape it into a log, cut off about 1/3 of it, and return it to the refrigerator. Grease the pie dish and roll out the larger piece of pastry so that it extends slightly over the pie dish. Place the dough in the dish, brush with maple syrup, and then fill with the apples. Roll out the small piece of dough and place it over the pie. Roll the excess dough inwards slightly to create a small edge. This will secure the top and bottom pieces together. Use a knife to make a few slits in the dough to allow steam to escape. Brush the cake with the remaining egg white. Bake for 45 minutes, or until it has a nice brown surface. Tip: I like to use the rest of the butter from the 250g package and sprinkle it in small pieces over the apples. This spreads beautifully and adds a little extra flavor. The cake tastes good hot or cold. My family loves it warm with vanilla ice cream.