When you make an apple pie, don't you cook the filling (apples) first?!


Question: When you make an apple pie, don't you cook the filling (apples) first!?
Answers:
i do not cook them first!.
i use a mixture of gala and macintosh apples for my apple pie!. i slice them thin, coat with spices & sugar pour into bottom pie crust, dot with butter!.!.!. and seal top crust on!.
turns out perfect!.

i read that some apples do need to be cooked first!.!.!.
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apple pie

Ingredients :
1,5 kg apples
80g caster sugar + 20g
160g flour
2 vanilla sugar or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons milk
150g butter
2 teaspoons cinnamon
salt


Recipe :
Make pastry:
Sieve the flour into a large bowl!.
Add the sugar, 120g butter cut into small pieces, egg yolk and a pinch of salt!.
Rub in fat (do not knead) until mixture has consistency of breadcrumbs, make a well in the middle and pour in milk!. Mix in, then make pastry into a ball and leave to rest for an hour and a half in the fridge!.

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)!.
Peel the apples, core them and cut into 4 or 6; depending on size!.
Dust with vanilla sugar, or sprinkle with vanilla essence and add rest of butter!.
Roll out pastry, line bottom of tart or flan dish thinly!.
Arrange the apple on the pastry!.
Roll out the rest of the pastry and put on apples to make top of pie, making sure the seal the edges carefully!. Brush edges with egg yolk all way round!.
Make a short cylinder out of stiff paper and place in middle of pie!.
Cook in oven for 40 minutes!.
Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar!.




Advice :
Try serving with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, crème fraiche or custard!.
If you have any pastry left over,use it to decorate your pie by cutting out leaves or apples shapes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No, you never cook the apples first!.!.they get sliced and put in the crust with the sugar, spices, a little flour, a touch of lemon juice and a few tabs of butter!.!.!.put the top crust on, cut a few vents and spread some egg wash and a little sugar on top of the crust to make it golden brown!.!.!.never pre-cook your apples for a pie!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Depends on the apple!.If the apples you are using are soft don't cook them they will overcook and become apple sauce!.
IN any case i love to caramelize my apples !.
In a heavy pan use butter and saute lightly the apples add your sugar and spices and deglaze with some brandy!. The result is the most amazing apple pie ever!.
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It can be done either way!. If you don't cook the apples it has to be a mound about 3" above the top of the crust!. The apples will reduce by about half as they cook!.

I use to make pies for a farm stand and we just tossed the apples in Cinnamon sugar before we baked them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes you do need to as otherwise they will be hard and crunchy when eaten as the pastry will take less time than the apples to cook!. put the apples in a pan with a little butter and sugar and cook until tender!. you can add cinnamon or vanilla for extra kick!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Not necessarily!. My grandmother did not, nor did my mother!. It helps the fruit to stay firmer if cooked at the same time as the pastry, ie in the pie, raw!. Remember to bake the bottom pastry liner blind first though for a crispy bottom!. Nothing worse than a wet bottom!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I always cook the apples first and always add cinnamon and nutmeg then i add it to the raw pastry and cook it so it is just the pastry to cook it dosent take so long!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No, you don't have to!. It depends on the apples and the texture your wanting!.

If using cooking apples it is best to, but desert apples don't need to be!. For a smother filling cook first for a more rustic filling cook in the pastry!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes you do!.

Simmer the apples gently in a little water and sugar to taste!. Not too much water as the apples will release moisture during the cooking process!.

Good luck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I do, but I seen that some will just cut them up and put them in a crust uncooked!. To me this will be entirely too juicy!. But it looks good!. I cook my apples and they are cooked, lol!.!.!.!.!.brown from cinnamon and stuff!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no , you put it in the crust, and if they are canned, the same thing, most fruit you dont cook first for piesWww@FoodAQ@Com

yea you cook the apples first then put it in the pastry then bake it in the oven, have you not got a cook book!? i got loads!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some old classic recipes dictate that u finely slice the apples, & place in pastry case!.I however, over many years, prefer to cook them first, with whatever additions,& it worked for meWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's a matter of choice,I don't cook them as I like chunks of apple,if they are cooked they go too soft for me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No - they go in the crust dusted with the spice mix!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no, I would think it would make the apples like applesauce!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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