Apple pie: Grandma’s recipe

Want to delight your palate but have no ideas? Just remember that with good apple pie, it’s hard to go wrong. Juicy, sweet apples, quality ingredients and you’ve got a delicious pie.

Baking requires a good balance between ingredients, whereas in cooking you can allow yourself to improvise and vary the components of a dish. Therefore, it is especially important to respect the recommended amount of ingredients if you want the result to be successful and the apple pie to be delicious and juicy.

Which apple to choose to make this delicious cake?

To make your pie as successful as possible, choose sweet apples that have been recently harvested in your region. Below are some recommended varieties:

• The Golden:  Juicy, sweet and slightly acidic, this is an apple suitable for all uses. In France, it is the most cultivated apple and is perfect for making a good apple pie.
• Granny Smith:  Want to make an apple pie or tart that has a great balance of sweet and sour flavor after baking? Granny Smith is the apple for you as long as you mix it with the sweeter Golden.
• La Gala:  for its sweet and delicious flavor when cooked.
• Elstar:  Very juicy, the Elstar is a particularly aromatic and quite fruity apple.
• Ariane:  With its fruity and spicy flavour, this red apple is particularly appreciated and can release all its flavour if cooked in the form of a pie.

Which pan should you use to make your apple pie?

To prepare a good homemade apple pie, you can use different types of molds. The aluminum or stainless steel mold that promotes good heat conduction and therefore optimal baking, the ceramic, porcelain or glass mold for its durability and aesthetic appeal, the removable mold or even the silicone mold for its non-stick appearance and ease of unmolding. cake.

What apple pie variations for different flavors?

The grandmother’s recipe we offer you is distinguished by a subtle cinnamon flavour, but of course you can add your own personal touch by adding other flavours if you are not a fan of cinnamon. Here are some equally interesting suggestions:

• Vanilla:  To bring out the delicacy of the fruit, sweet vanilla is an ingredient you can count on.
• Caramelized almonds:  To give a crunchy character to your cake.
• Fresh mint:  Right after baking your apple pie, sprinkle with chopped mint and a little brown sugar. Enough to get a distinctive flavor…
• Nutmeg:   This is a rather unusual combination but can give an irresistible flavour.
  If you wish, you can sprinkle a small amount of brown sugar over the cake before baking. This will caramelise the cake during baking, resulting in a delicate and crispy crust.

Some tips for making a successful apple pie

Here are some tips to make preparing your apple pie easier:

• Choose a sweet apple variety such as Gala, Golden or Elstar.
• Use a standard pan or a springform pan.
• To preserve the color of potato slices, place them in water or sprinkle them with lemon juice.

The recipe for a delicious and easy-to-prepare apple pie

Preparation steps

1. After removing the core from each apple, peel the fruit and then cut it into small cubes or quarters.
2. Place the apple pieces in a bowl of water with freshly squeezed lemon juice.
3. Make a mixture of flour and baking powder in the bowl.

4. In another bowl, mix the sugar with the melted butter, as well as the ground cinnamon, milk and vanilla extract. The mixture should have a foamy effect.
5. Add the eggs one by one, stirring constantly. You should get a smooth result.
6. Then, drain the apple pieces before carefully incorporating them into the cake mixture.
7. Pour everything into your previously greased mold.

Pour the apple cake mix, grandma’s recipe, into a baking dish. Source: spm

8. Depending on the amount of apples you use, the cooking time will be different. But in general, you can expect between 40 and 60 minutes to cook at 160 C°.
9. Remove the cake from the oven and top with caramelized almonds and a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Enjoy!

Do you like recipes like this one that are easy to prepare? Try this recipe for chocolate cake without eggs or milk.

Apple pie is a timeless treat that can be enjoyed with a nice glass of hot tea or even a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra kick.