Warm Up
- Have you ever made apple pie?
- What kind of pie fillings are popular in Japan?
- Do you prefer sweet or savory pies?
Listening
- How long does the pastry dough need to rest in the fridge?
- What is a good variety of apple that can be used for baking?
Key Words & Phrases
- We’re celebrating with a cinema and TV classic.
- We’re going to start off with 12 and a half ounces of all-purpose flour.
- Food processor
- Pulse that quick to combine
- 2 and a half sticks of cold cubed butter
- Pulse until the mixture resembles wet sand.
- Sprinkle over top and gently fold in using a rubber spatula, adding more as necessary until a shaggy dough forms.
- Pat it into a disc that we’re going to liberally dust with flour.
- Give it a two hour nap in the fridge.
- In the meantime, we’re going to prep through our apples.
- Cortland, Honey Crisp, Granny Smith…
- Just make sure that it’s tart and it’s not mushy like those apples that should not exist.
- Make sure you end up with about two pounds of apple slices.
- ¼ teaspoon each of cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg.
- Take out some aggression on it.
- …dusting with flour as you go.
- Get your dough around about four inches wider than your actual pie plate.
- Use your rolling pin to lift up and drape the dough over top of your pie plate.
- You can screw it up a little bit like I did and it’ll still look pretty good.
- Trim off excess dough and tuck it in underneath around the edge.
- Crimp every inch or so using your fingers to create a decorative flair.
- Sprinkle lots and lots of granulated sugar over top.
- Place on a preheated baking sheet That you’ve left in a 500°F oven. It should almost set your table on fire.
- You can be tempted to eat it now, but this thing’s got to rest at least four hours. Step away.
Note: if you want to learn how make a pie lattice, here’s a quick video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwQYd2ljw-4
Discussion
- What do you think of McDonald’s apple pie?
- Describe a recipe that you followed but did not turn out well. Was it the recipe’s fault or yours?
- Since apple is in season during autumn, let’s talk about some other uses!
- Have you ever visited an orchard or a farm?
- How would you serve your pie? Warm or chilled? What sides?