Our puff pastry apple pie has tangy granny smith apples, salted butter, a little sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean and a touch of fresh rosemary. Best eaten warm, it is very aromatic and super easy to make.
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How to make this apple pie
- Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F.
- Place the butter in a saucepan with the water, sugar, herbs, and chopped apples. Stir everything together and bring it to a boil until the butter and sugar are melted and dissolved. The mixture simmers over medium heat for about 10 minutes. You want the apples to hold their shape and not become mushy.
- Then, drain the apples from the syrup (save the syrup; it’s delicious) and prepare the puff pastry.
- Spread one sheet of puff pastry on the bottom of a 10-inch (26-27 cm) pie pan, covering the walls.
- Add the apples and cover with the second sheet of puff pastry. Cut the pastry sheets exactly to the pan’s diameter and press them down with a fork to seal and decorate the edges.
- Brush the surface lightly with a little of the apple syrup and sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar all over.
- Bake the pie at 160°C / 320° F for one hour.
Detailed measurements and instructions can be found on the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
Helpful Q&A
Yes, you can. If you prefer sweet apples, try Honeycrisp. They are my favorite snacking apples because they’re so lovely. When I bake with them, they don’t break down too much and give an apple pie an excellent sweet flavor.
Another option is to mix Granny Smith with sweet McIntosh apples. Combining tart apples with sweeter ones creates a unique combination that you can actually tweak to your liking and make personal.
You can use one tablespoon of vanilla extract instead of 1 vanilla bean.
If you prefer, use vanilla paste. I would follow the directions on each jar for accurate equivalencies because the concentrations can be quite different.
Yes, of course, you can. Feel free to make your favorite pie crust or use the ready-made pie crust of your preference.
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Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie
Equipment
- A 10 inch pie pan
Ingredients
- 2 puff pastry sheets
- 5 granny smith apples
- 3.5 oz butter
- 8.5 oz water
- 3.5 oz brown sugar + a little extra for sprinkling
- 1 vanilla bean
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C /320 F.
- Peel and cut the apples into 6 pieces each.
- Place apples, butter, sugar, vanilla bean, rosemary sprig, and water in a medium pot.
- Stir everything together. Bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes. You want the apples to hold their shape and not become mushy.Remove apples from syrup with a slotted spoon and drain in a colander.
- Spread one sheet of puff pastry in a 10-inch pie pan (26-27 cm), taking care to cover the walls as well—cut away the extra puff pastry from the edges.
- Spread the apples on top. Cover with the second sheet of puff pastry. Cut pastry exactly to the diameter of the tart pan. Use a fork or your fingers to press down the border to seal and decorate the edges.
- Brush the surface lightly with a little of the apple syrup and sprinkle with 1 tbsp sugar. Bake at 160°C / 320°F for one hour.
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