BREEZY HILL APPLE PIE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs. of your favorite baking apple
• 3-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup superfine granulated sugar
• 2-1/2 sticks unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1 large egg yolk

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine apples, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl, toss to combine. Set aside.

Combine the remaining 3-1/2 cups flour and 1/2 cup superfine sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add butter and quickly work the butter into the flour mixture using your fingertips or a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal. Combine egg yolk and 4 teaspoons cold water, mix to combine. Divide the dough in half. Working quickly press half the dough into and up over the edge of a 9” glass pie plate. Fill with apple mixture, mounding in center. Roll remaining dough between two large pieces of plastic wrap into a 14” circle. Remove top piece of plastic wrap and invert onto apples. Remove remaining plastic. Trim edges and decoratively crimp using your fingers. Brush lightly with 1 tablespoon water and sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons sugar. With sharp knife, cut slits in pastry. Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown about 1 hour.