Apple Pie

Name: Apple Pie Recipe | Classic Homemade Apple Pie | Bosch
Prep time: 140 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 180 min
Ingredients: 8 apples; 1 3/4 butter (cold); 4 1/4 flour; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water; 1/2 lemon; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup raw sugar; 1 egg white; 1 tsp water flour (for dusting)

Kitchen Stories

Anyone can cook

Difficulty

Difficult

Total time

180 min

Cooking time

40 min

Pull a warm, cinnamon-scented apple pie from the oven and notice how the room changes—comfort, flavor and a little bit of magic. This Dessert: Apple Pie pairs a flaky, golden crust with a spiced, tender apple filling that’s easy enough for an everyday treat and polished enough for Pi Day or company. Inside, you’ll find straightforward steps, practical tips for prepping apples and handling dough, and baking guidance tuned for even, consistent results in your Bosch oven—so every slice looks and tastes like it came from the heart of the home.

Ingredients

12 servings:

8 apples

1 3/4 butter (cold)

4 1/4 flour

1 egg yolk

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

1/2 lemon

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 cup raw sugar

1 egg white

1 tsp water flour (for dusting)

Utensils

Stand mixer with dough hook

Plastic wrap

Oven

Rolling pin

Parchment paper

Pie dish

Pie weights

Cutting board

Knife

Citrus Press

Bowl (large)

Cooking spoon

Pastry brush

Instructions

Person pouring liquid from a measuring cup into a red stand mixer bowl containing eggs, sugar, and butter

Step 1

Utensils: stand mixer with dough hook | plastic wrap

Cut some of butter into large pieces and add to a stand mixer with most of flour, egg yolk, salt, and sugar. Beat for approx. 2–3 min. until crumbly. Then, slowly add water and continue to beat for another 1–2 min. until dough is smooth and uniform in consistency. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and transfer to refrigerator. Allow to set for approx. 1 h.

Hands spreading ceramic baking beans on parchment paper in a baking dish on a striped cloth

Step 2

Ingredient: flour (for dusting)

Utensils: oven | rolling pin

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Cut dough into two even rounds. Then, flour work surface, place dough on top, and roll out, one at a time, using a rolling pin until rounds are larger than your pie dish.

Step 3

Utensils: parchment paper | pie dish | pie weights

Flour both sides of dough and transfer to pie dish. Press evenly into all edges of dish and then remove excess dough. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of dish and fill with pie weights. Place in preheated oven at 180°C/350°F and blind bake for approx. 10 min.

Hand slicing a peeled potato into thin pieces on a wooden cutting board with a kitchen knife

Step 4

Ingredient: 8 apples

Utensils: cutting board | knife

Peel, core, and quarter apples. Then, cut crosswise into medallion-sized pieces.

Person stirring sliced apples in a large glass bowl while holding a small glass bowl of brown sugar above it

Step 5

Utensils: citrus press | bowl (large) | cooking spoon

Juice lemon. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix together apple, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, sugar, and brown sugar.

Person brushing liquid onto a round apple tart with a red-handled pastry brush

Step 6

Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter | 1 egg white | 1 tsp water

Utensil: pastry brush

Transfer apple slices to pie dish and spread out evenly. Cut remainder of butter into pieces and place on top of apples. Cover pie with rest of dough. Make a small hole in the middle, so air can escape. Mix together egg white and water and brush on top. Return to oven and bake at 180°C/350°F for approx. 50–55 min. until golden brown. Enjoy!