Shortbread Apple Pie
The best apple pie. Ever. (Don’t try to argue; you will lose.)
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks (+ 1 egg yolk (optional) for coating top crust)
- Filling:
- 2 or 3 large Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, cored, peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Preparation
*** PREHEAT OVEN to 375° ***
Crust
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside
- Blend butter and sugar
- Add egg yolks and mix well
- Add the dry ingredients and blend
Assembly
- Press half the dough into the bottom of a 9″ round cake pan
- Arrange apples on top of dough and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture. The apples should not form a mound; they should be roughly flush with the top of the pan.
- Pat the remaining dough into a 9½” circle on waxed paper and lay over the apples
- Lightly beat 1 egg yolk and brush over top
- Bake at 375° for 45 minutes
- If the top begins to get too brown, cover pie with foil
- Turn off the oven and leave the pie inside for 10 minutes
- Let the pie cool inside the pan before unmoulding it
Serving Suggestions
Serve with vanilla ice cream (Häagen-Dazs preferred).
Serves 6.