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Caramelised apple pie

Name: Caramelised apple pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 1 piece
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 puffs or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 8 apples; 30 g butter; 50 g caster sugar; 20 g beaten egg

Apple pie made with caramelised apples.

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Duration

1 hour 55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 12^th 2026

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For 1 piece, you will need:

1 2 puffs or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 8 apples
3 30 g butter
4 50 g caster sugar
5 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 2,000 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour

Cooking

55 min.

All in all

1 hour 55 min.

Preparation 1 hour

Cooking 55 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 8 apples, and cut in half across.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Remove cores, no matter if the apples break during this operation.

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut each half apple in half again.

Step 4 - ⌛ 30 min.

Melt 30 g butter in a large pan or frying pan. Then sprinkle with 50 g caster sugar and put apples on top. Allow to caramelise on low heat.

Step 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Meanwhile, spread out the first circle of puff patry (this will be the pie base), prick it with a fork or a pique-vite. Put back in the fridge.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Spead out the second puff pastry circle (pie lid) and make a small hole in the centre to allow steam to escape during cooking (the "chimney").

Put back in the fridge.

Step 7

Apples will be caramelized after about 30 minutes.

Step 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Take out the pie base, place on work surface and spread the apples over, caramel side upwards and packed well towards the centre, to within about 1 cm - ½ inch of edge.

Step 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

With a brush, moisten edge of pastry with cold water.

Step 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

Place the second pastry circle on top.

Step 11 - ⌛ 5 min.

Press all around the edge to seal.

Step 12 - ⌛ 3 min.

If necessary cut round...

Step 13

...and trim off any excess.

Step 14 - ⌛ 3 min.

Glaze top.

Step 15 - ⌛ 25 min.

Leave in the fridge while oven preheats to 210°C or 410°F.

Put in the oven for about 25 minutes.

Step 16

Watch the coloration: as soon as it looks like the photo, it's done.

Step 17

Serve warm if possible.

Remarks

You might find it easier to glaze with beaten egg-yolk just after cutting the "chimney".

If you prefer the classic version, with frangipane or almond cream, check out this other recipe: epiphany galette.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	1 g RDI=2 %	19 g RDI=7 %	9 g RDI=12 %	158 kcal RDI=8 %	662 kJ RDI=8 %
Whole recipe	26 g RDI=39 %	370 g RDI=140 %	174 g RDI=239 %	3,165 kcal RDI=158 %	13,250 kJ RDI=158 %