Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 280g all-purpose flour
• 140g cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 7g kosher salt
• 15ml ice water
• 30g sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 900g Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, sliced 6mm
• 30g Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced 6mm
• 50g sugar
• 15g cornstarch
• 5ml fresh lemon juice
• 2g ground cinnamon
• 0.5g nutmeg
• 0.5g allspice
• 1 large egg, beaten with 15ml water

Method

1. 1
   Cut butter into flour and salt until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs; add ice water until dough just comes together.
2. 2
   Form dough into disk, wrap in plastic, and chill 60 minutes.
3. 3
   Toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice; macerate 15 minutes.
4. 4
   Roll dough to 3mm thickness; line 23cm pie tin, trim overhang to 2cm.
5. 5
   Fill with apple mixture; roll second dough portion, cut into 2cm strips, and weave lattice pattern.
6. 6
   Brush lattice with egg wash; chill 15 minutes.
7. 7
   Bake at 200°C for 50 minutes until crust is deep golden brown.