Apple Pie with Cinnamon

Apple Pie with Cinnamon

A baked pie with an apple and cinnamon filling.

A baked pie made with apples and cinnamon.

Like a classic spiced apple dessert pie.

Let the filling cool a little before baking so the crust stays crisp.

Ingredients

  • Apples
  • Butter
  • Brown or white sugar
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Pastry dough
  • 2 pieces Almonds
  • a little Egg yolk
  • a little Milk
  • a little Vinegar

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix the room-temperature butter with brown sugar or regular sugar and ground cinnamon until the mixture is combined.
  2. On a cutting board, peel the apples, then slice them to an even thickness.
  3. Spread the butter, sugar, and cinnamon mixture over each apple slice.
  4. On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, place the coated apple slices, then put them in the freezer for a few minutes until the filling firms up.
  5. In the oven, preheat the oven to 180 or 200°C with top and bottom heat on.
  6. On a work surface, roll out the puff pastry dough while it is neither warm nor frozen.
  7. On a piece of dough, place an apple slice in the center, then pull the four corners toward the center to enclose it.
  8. On the work surface, shape the pieces with a knife as desired, then place 2 almonds on top if you wish.
  9. On a baking tray lined with parchment paper, arrange the prepared pieces.
  10. In a bowl, mix the egg yolk with a little milk and a little vinegar, then brush the tops of the pieces with it.
  11. In the oven, bake the pieces at 200°C with top and bottom heat on. Place the tray on the lower rack until they color underneath, then raise it if they need color on top.
  12. In the oven, leave the pieces until cooked through and golden in color.

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