Aug
22

Apple pie, sort of dry ( but delicious)

by Sofia   -   in Cooking

You know in life we can make things the hard way or the easy way. Usually in baking and cooking I look at a recipe and if it feels like too much of a hassle I don´t even think of making it. There are days and there are things that feel like they are worth the effort but then there are most often days when I just make something simple and yummy. You know how I roll. Good ingredients, simple recipe… usually a delicious outcome. I mean for instance, I could be very happy eating really good quality past if it´s boiled just right and served with butter, a dash of some wonderful olive oil, Maldon salt, freshly cracked black pepper and some delicious aged parmesan cheese. It is actually the kind of dish I would eat more often than not if it were just a little better for me. Or some amazing rye bread with churned butter and fresh gravad ( cold cured) salmon, a light sprinkle of dill and perhaps a tiny squish of lemon and a teeny bit or rosé pepper. So the simpler the better.

I love pies ( and buns and cakes and tarts and …) and what is better in the autumn than apple pie from those first tart domestic apples. I like all kinds of fancy American apple pies and French tarts and galettes. But somehow my favourite always seems to be the simplest one with a bit of a crumble in the crust, just tart apples with some cinnamon sugar and served warm with a  vanilla ice- cream. I have shared my pie crust recipes before and this is the favourite you will find here ( scroll down there for the English recipe). I just added sliced apples and a mixture of 1-2 tbls of melted butter, 1 tbls of maple syrup and 1 tsp of cinnamon that I brushed the tart base with before adding the apples and also the apples. I also made little individual ones ( because I had some pie dough left) that I filled with a teaspoon of lingonberry jam and added an apple slice cut with a scalloped edge cookie cutter. They turned out pretty cute too. So there you go. Simple and oh so good. I mean if you like a very moist apple pie then this is definitely not your cup of tea but if you like a little crumble with your vanilla ice-cream then you will love this.

Have a happy day!

Lattemamma