Green Apple Pie

How to Make Green Apple Pie  at Home using handy ingredients and ease. Granny Smith Apple, Flour Pastry, Baking Tin

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This Granny Smith apple pie is exactly what you picture when you hear the words "apple pie" The crust is buttery with a crackly sugar topping, and the filling is full of sweet-tart, juicy apples.

Granny Smith apples are great for pies because they hold their shape well while baking, are easy to find in grocery stores, and give the filling an unmistakable sweet-tart flavor. In fact, pie-making may be the best use for Granny Smiths. If you can't find the bright green apple or if you prefer your filling to be sweeter, look for other apple varieties such as Gala, Pink Lady, or Honeycrisp.
 
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| 2 hr 30 mins | Serves 8 | Medium |  
  
## Equipment  
- One baking tin (8 inches)
- Pastry blender (if you have)
  
## Ingredients 

### For the Pie Crust
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 egg white

### For the Filling
- 4 large sized Granny Smith apples (or other tart apples; peeled, cored, and sliced)
- 1 cup brown sugar (use sugar if you don't have brown sugar)
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp butter (solid)
  
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## Instructions 

### Make the Filling
- Place the apple slices into a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour, lemon juice, teaspoon salt, cinnamon. Stir to cover the apples completely with the sugar mixture.

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### Make and Roll out the Pie Crust
- In a large bowl with a wire whisk, stir together the flour and salt. Place this bowl in the refrigerator, as well as the measured butter and measured water. Chill all of these for at least 1 hour before proceeding.  

- Remove the flour mixture and the shortening from the refrigerator. Cut the butter into the flour either using a pastry blender, or a food processor, or by hand (I used my hands)

- Remove the water from the refrigerator. Add 1/2 cup of it to the flour-shortening mixture and process until the mixture forms a ball. If necessary, add up to 2 more tablespoons of water. If too much water is added, add a little flour at a time until a smooth dough results.

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- Divide the pie pastry in half, making 2 portions, wrap each in tissue, and place in the refrigerator.

- Flour your work surface and the rolling pin. Have a small bowl of flour on the counter in case more flour is needed. Just remember, too much flour will make your pie crust pastry hard. Overworking the dough also will make it hard.  
  
## Filling the Crust and Bake  

- Roll out 1 ball of pastry at a time, from the middle of the pastry out, make a circle 2 inches wider than the inverted pie plate. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin. Unfurl it over the pie plate. Pat it into the pan and trim the edge so it is even with the baking tin rim.

- Pour the apple mixture into the pie shell. Cut the butter into small squares and scatter them over the apples.

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- Remove the second dough ball from the refrigerator and roll it in the same way as the first. Lay it over the apples. The top should have a 3/4-inch overhang. Seal the top crust to the bottom crust by folding the overhanging dough under the bottom crust. Flute the edges as desired (I used a fork edge). Cut slits or poke into the top to vent the steam.

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- Use a pastry brush to paint the top crust with egg white. Sprinkle the optional sugar over the top

- Bake the pie for 40-45 minutes at 180 degrees centigrade or until the crust is golden brown and the juices are bubbling. Test the tenderness of the apples by inserting a slender, sharp knife through the steam hole

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- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes on a wire rack to serve the pie warm. Ideally, for the best-looking slices, let the pie cool completely on a wire rack
- Enjoy a slice of pie with white cream

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