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Frugal Food: Apple Pie

May 15, 2015 by Stacey 17 Comments


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When I was in my teens and out of home, I had to very quickly learn how to eat when there isn’t much money. In my early 20s, I prided myself on being able to make dinner for four people for under five bucks – something I think inflation has ensured I probably could never do again!

Having said that, I just had like, five ideas. Anyway.

I always made things from scratch (except pasta, heaven help me) even while at full-time uni and at full-time weekend nightclub partying. It’s stood me in good stead even though I have slightly more than the strict budget days of old (and the I don’t have to shop at the supermarket at 8.45pm to get the marked-down specials), and I still prefer humble, hearty cooking than to fancy frou-frou bits. I’ll leave the frou frou to the experts.

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This here is basically flour, salt, butter, apples, cinnamon, and sugar. That’s all you need to make a boring fruit into a cheap dessert that tastes like anything but.

Because I’m a pig, I have to have it with both cream and custard, sometimes ice cream, and sometimes cold out of the fridge. But nothing beats apple pie crust straight out the oven. Yum!

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Frugal Food: Apple Pie

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  • Author: Stacey Roberts | Veggie Mama
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Baking
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

A cheap, easy recipe for apple pie – a frugal favourite.


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Ingredients

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2/3 cups unsalted butter
  • 4–5 teaspoons cold water
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 4–5 Large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar (for filling)
  • 100g butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, rub in the butter to the flour, icing sugar, and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  2. Bit by bit, add the water and mix until it starts to come together.
  3. Turn out onto the bench and knead until you get a pliable dough.
  4. Wrap the dough in a non-stick wrap and leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  5. When ready to roll out the dough, divide it in half.
  6. Roll one half out onto a floured surface until slightly larger than your pie plate. Transfer to pie plate and trim extra. You can pre-cook the bottom here so it doesn’t go soggy with the filling, or leave it as is. To pre-cook, prick with a fork and pop in the oven for 10 minutes or so just until it is dry but not fully cooked. You can also add baking beads.
  7. On the base of the pie, layer the apples, cinnamon and sugar with dots of butter throughout.
  8. Roll out the pie top and transfer to the pie. Press down at the edges to ensure a good seal. Poke a hole in the top for the steam to escape.
  9. Brush the top with beaten egg, milk, or cream, and sprinkle with a little granulated sugar.
  10. Bake in a medium oven (about 180C) until filling is cooked through and the top is golden brown.

Keywords: easy apple pie, simple apple pie

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  1. Tania says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:45 am

    Hi Veggie Mama, Could I trouble you for a recipe if you have one? I’m one of those people that needs instructions. Oh to be a natural cook 🙂

    Reply
    • Tania says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:49 am

      Oops, it mustn’t have been displaying properly for me (and I hadn’t had my coffee yet lol), its all good now!

      Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:49 am

      I’m so sorry! Should be up now x

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    May 15, 2015 at 10:12 am

    I love this – an oldie but a goodie! Who needs frou frou when you can have apple pie?!

    Reply
  3. Cheryl @blissandmayhem says

    May 15, 2015 at 10:50 am

    Saving this stat. Might attempt to make on the weekend! Shall impress the husby I’m sure!

    Reply
  4. That Bettie Thing says

    May 15, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    Yuuuum- I love it cold right out of the fridge best x

    Reply
  5. Stephanie Jefferson says

    May 15, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    hold the cream, but throw on the icecream and custard please.

    Reply
  6. LouisaG says

    May 16, 2015 at 3:14 am

    I’m so baking this baby next week! And I will have it for dinner at least twice and maybe lunch on Wednesday. Wow.

    Reply
  7. LouisaG says

    May 16, 2015 at 3:33 am

    wow. I’m a cream girl, double thick thanks. And Imma gonna bake this baby this coming week and have it for dinner at least twice and probably lunch on Wednesday. Thank you gorgeous!

    Reply
  8. The Plumbette says

    May 18, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    I love ice cream with my apple desserts. Hot and col all the way.

    Reply
  9. Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

    May 18, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    DELISH! I love a good apple pie and in all honest I think the less fancy they are the better!

    Reply
    • Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

      May 18, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      Oh and I need icecream and custard!

      Reply
  10. Maxabella says

    May 19, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    I’ve never thought of apple pie as frugal because it tastes so darn rich! I’ll be sure to try your recipe, lovely. x

    Reply
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