mum's irish apple pie
Recipe by BRIANGREEN "As a little boy I grew up helping my mother make apple and fruit pies. She was from Cork in southern Ireland so I'm guessing the recipe is Irish and possibly the same one her mother taught her. Sadly my mum is no longer with us, but her legendary apple pie lives on in my memory. I promise you will love this pie!"
prep time
1 Hr 15 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
ONE 9 INCH PIE
Ingredients
- - **pie crust recipe**
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 cup butter, unsalted
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice
- - ** apple filling recipe**
- 5-6 large apples, granny smith
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 - egg beaten
How To Make mum's irish apple pie
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Step 1Wash, peel, core and thinly slice your apples. Squirt just a little lemon juice over apples. Set aside until crust is ready.
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Step 2Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch pie pan.
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Step 3***MAKING CRUST*** In a large bowl, combine flours, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening until coarse crumbs are formed. Mix in sour cream and lemon juice. Keep mixing until dough forms a ball; dough may be slightly lumpy, this is fine. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and allow to chill for 1 hour.
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Step 4Once chilled, take dough out of refrigerator and cut it in half. Put the other half back in the fridge COVERED to keep cold.
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Step 5Roll dough to 1/8 of an inch. Lift dough with rolling pin. Place in pie plate. Trim extra overhanging edges of pie crust.
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Step 6**MAKING APPLE PIE FILLING**
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Step 7To Make Filling: Place apples into pie shell. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and nutmeg; mix thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Squirt lemon juice over apples. Place pie in refrigerator while top crust is rolled out.
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Step 8Roll out top crust. Remove pie from refrigerator. Brush outer edge of bottom crust with beaten egg.
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Step 9Place second crust on top of pie; crimp pie shell edges together. Brush entire top crust with egg and cut 4 steam slots into it.
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Step 10Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden and apples are tender . Allow pie to completely cool before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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