Last Updated on September 2, 2022
Today, we’re going to be looking at an apple pie recipe from scratch with lattice crust. It may look like an intricate task making a lattice crust, but it’s actually easier than you may think! Apple pie is perfect for any time of the year, it’s warming and sweet – and makes for the perfect dessert. But how do you make an apple pie from scratch and how do you make a lattice crust? Let’s take a closer look.
What Is Apple Pie?
Apple pie is exactly as it sounds – a dessert pastry overflowing with juicy apples. This popular dessert is thought to have originated in England. It is a pie crust, with an apple filling, and then an upper crust over the filling. This crust can either be left solid, or you can make a lattice crust. This dessert is usually paired with ice cream or whipped cream.
What is a lattice crust?
You’ve probably heard of lattice, but you may not know what it is exactly. Lattice is simply a type of pastry crust that is made by crisscrossing thin strips of dough over one another, in an overlapping fashion; which is then placed on top of the pie.
Ingredients in apple pie
The ingredients in an apple pie recipe can vary depending on which recipe you’re following. However, our recipe uses the following:
- flour
- caster sugar
- butter
- eggs
- baking powder
- salt
- natural yogurt
- apples
- ground cinnamon
- water
- sugar
Nutritional information of apple pie
You may be curious as to the nutritional value of apple pie. Each serving of a 9″ apple pie contains the following:
- Calories: 296
- Fat: 14g
- Carbs: 43g
- Dietary Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 20g
- Protein: 2.4g
Apple Pie Recipe From Scratch With Lattice
Now let’s move on to the reason you’re here! Let’s take a look at how to make an apple pie recipe from scratch, with a lattice crust. This recipe is inspired by one from BBC Good Food, and it’s one of the simplest apple pie recipes out there!
Ingredients
The ingredients you’ll need for this recipe are:
For the dough:
- 250g of plain flour
- 100g of caster sugar
- 125g of butter
- 1 egg (plus 1 additional egg yolk)
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of natural yogurt
For the filling:
- 6 medium apples
- 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
Recipe
Now all you need to do is:
Step 1: Make the dough
Gather all of the ingredients you need and preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Grab a bowl and add your salt and baking powder. Now sieve your flour into the mixing bowl and stir the ingredients lightly. Cut your butter into smaller pieces and add to the mix, along with the egg, egg yolk, caster sugar, and natural yogurt. With your hands, start to mix the ingredients together. You may need to add more flour, or more yogurt, depending on how wet or dry the mixture us. Keep mixing until you’re able to form a ball of dough. Place dough into the fridge while you prepare the filling.
Step 2: Make the filling
Prepare your apples by removing the skin and cubing them into small pieces. Heat 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan over a medium heat, alongside the sugar and around half of the cinnamon. Once boiling, reduce the heat and add the apples, alongside the remaining half of the cinnamon. You may need to remove excess water. Leave to soften for around 10 minutes, and then set aside.
Step 3: Prepare the pie
Flour a workspace and remove your dough from the refrigerator. Keep 1/4 of the dough to one side and roll out the rest and place at the bottom of your pan (be sure to poke a few small holes at the bottom). Add the pie filling evenly over the bottom crust. With your remaining dough, cut 1″ rectangles to the size of your pan. You’ll need around 8 strips. Lay half of them horizontally and half of them vertically.
Step 4: Bake
Conclusion
I hope this article has helped you to become more familiar with an apple pie recipe from scratch with lattice crust. You can spend as little or as much time as you’d like on the crust – but it doesn’t have to be too difficult!
Do you have any tips or tricks when it comes to making lattice apple pie? If so, please feel free to let me know in the comments below. Sharing is caring!
FAQs
How Do You Make a Lattice Crust for Apple Pie?
While there are a few ways you can do so, the easiest way is to cut around 8 strips of 1" rectangles made of dough to the size of your pan. Place 4 horizontally and 4 vertically, ensuring that they overlap one another. The more strips you have to work with, the more difficult it becomes.
What is the Difference Between Apple Pie and Apple Lattice Pie?
Essentially, they are the same thing! The only thing that's different is the upper crust. Apple pie tends to have a solid crust on the top. Whereas apple lattice has the lattice pattern on the top.
How Do You Make Marie Callender's Lattice Apple Pie?
The Marie Callender Lattice Apple Pie is a ready to bake pie that comes frozen. All you need to do is remove the pie from the wrapper and preheat your oven to 425F. Bake in the oven on a sheet for around 60-70 minutes (the crust should begin to brown). Remove and enjoy!
How Do You Make a Lattice Pastry?
The most important part of a lattice pastry in ensuring that the strips overlap one another and go in different directions. And that they're all the same size!
Apple Pie Recipe From Scratch With Lattice: How To
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 250 g of plain flour
- 100 g of caster sugar
- 125 g of butter
- 1 egg
- 1 additional egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of natural yogurt
For the filling:
- 6 medium apples
- 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
Instructions
- Make the doughGather all of the ingredients you need and preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Grab a bowl and add your salt and baking powder. Now sieve your flour into the mixing bowl and stir the ingredients lightly. Cut your butter into smaller pieces and add to the mix, along with the egg, egg yolk, caster sugar, and natural yogurt. With your hands, start to mix the ingredients together. You may need to add more flour, or more yogurt, depending on how wet or dry the mixture us. Keep mixing until you're able to form a ball of dough. Place dough into the fridge while you prepare the filling.250 g of plain flour, 100 g of caster sugar, 125 g of butter, 1 egg, 1 additional egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon of natural yogurt
- Make the fillingPrepare your apples by removing the skin and cubing them into small pieces. Heat 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan over a medium heat, alongside the sugar and around half of the cinnamon. Once boiling, reduce the heat and add the apples, alongside the remaining half of the cinnamon. You may need to remove excess water. Leave to soften for around 10 minutes, and then set aside.6 medium apples, 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 1/2 cup of water, 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Prepare the pieFlour a workspace and remove your dough from the refrigerator. Keep 1/4 of the dough to one side and roll out the rest and place at the bottom of your pan (be sure to poke a few small holes at the bottom). Add the pie filling evenly over the bottom crust. With your remaining dough, cut 1" rectangles to the size of your pan. You'll need around 8 strips. Lay half of them horizontally and half of them vertically.
- BakeRemove any excess from the edges of your pie and add the teaspoon of sugar to the top of your pie. If you'd like to egg wash the pie to make it extra crispy, you can do so. Place in the center of your preheated oven for 40 minutes. Enjoy!