Celebrate the cozy season with a taste of Irish heritage! Long Meadow Cider’s cherished family apple pie recipe brings the warmth of Ireland’s Orchard County to your table. Known for their award-winning ciders and orchard tours on CIE Tours’ Irish Odyssey tour, Long Meadow captures the heart of Ireland’s Orchard County. Discover a dessert inspired by their apple-growing legacy.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
¾ cup butter
6 or 8 medium Bramley apples
9-inch pie dish
Method
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Mix the all-purpose flour and sugar together.
- Cut the butter into cubes or small pieces and add to the flour mixture.
- Rub together by hand or using a mixer on low.
- Add a small amount of water to form a dough (be careful not to make it too wet or sticky).
- Divide the pastry into two (one for the top and one for the bottom).
- Flour your rolling pin, and roll out half of the pastry onto a floured surface into a circular shape.
- Grease your pie dish, coat with flour, and place the rolled pastry inside.
- Trim off any excess pastry with a knife.
- Slice the apples thinly and layer them into your pie dish, adding sugar between each layer. (Thin slices cook faster.)
- Moisten the edges of the pastry with a damp pastry brush to help the top layer stick.
- Roll out the remaining pastry and place it on top of the apples.
- Trim the excess pastry again.
- Seal the top and bottom layers together using your fingertips or a fork.
- Poke the top pastry all over with a fork to allow steam to escape.
- If you like, use leftover pastry to create leaf shapes and decorate the top of the pie.
- Bake the pie for approximately 40-45 minutes, or until golden brown. Lower the oven temperature to 320°F during the last 10 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven, allow it to cool, and sprinkle sugar on top.
- Boil the teapot, serve a warm slice of pie, and enjoy the delicious apple juices escaping from every bite!
