Making a Great Apple Pie requires the best apples and making your own syrup.
- Preparing the Apples:
Peal the apples, slice in quarters, core and divide each section into thirds. This will give you 12 slices per apple. I love my apple slices sautéed in butter with 1/2 of the seasonings ( 1 tablespoon of my apple spice blend).
Use enough butter to sauté your apples
- Making the syrup:
Preparing a thick syrup is one of the keys to a wonderful pie! The basic thickener I use is the same combination of cooked sugar, water and corn starch that helps give Meringue its characteristic stiff peaks!
2.25 cups of fine sugar
5 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp apple spice blend
3/4 cup cornstarch
Cook the syrup until thick (spoon in combined dry ingredients slowly into the heated water and stir)
- Spice Blend (on recipe link)
Most Apple Spice blends are rather simple with a little cinnamon , nutmeg and maybe something else… you might like mine.
Bon Appetite!