On a rainy evening, this pie was a welcome bit of indulgence. Made with apples picked from our trees several weeks ago, it is a comforting, not-too-sweet dessert that evokes comfort and autumn goodness.
I adapted it from a recipe by Patricia Wells in her cookbook Bistro Cooking. Her Tarte aux Pommes à la Crème is thinner and I wanted a heartier pie, so I came up with this version.
For a crust, I used Anna Olson's recipe.
Cream and Apple Pie
1 pastry shell, 9-10 inch, partially baked (I lined my pastry shell with crumpled parchment paper and pie weights - dried beans in this case) and baked it at 375 for 20 minutes, removed the weights and paper, and baked it for another 5 or 10 minutes, just until set, but not browned on the bottom
4 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
6 Tablespoons sugar, divided
1 teaspoon good vanilla
6-7 cooking apples (I used Liberty apples)
Whisk together the egg yolks, cream, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of the sugar. Set aside while you prepare the apples.
Peel and core the apples, quarter them and cut them into thick slices. Arrange in the par-baked pastry shell.
Pour the cream mixture over top. It will not cover all of the apples.
Sprinkle the remaining two tablespoons of sugar over top.
Bake at 375 degrees until the apples are tender. I baked it for at least 1 1/2 hours, covering the pie with aluminum foil for part of the time so as not to burn the crust. Keep checking for apples all bake at different times.
Serve warm with a drizzle of caramel sauce.
4 comments:
Hi Lorrie,
This apple pie looks (and sounds) delicious!! I just love apples in the fall, especially a good apple pie. Your dishes are so, so pretty, Lorrie. I love the dainty pattern and colors! I hope you're having a nice fall there on Vancouver Island. We spent the day driving in the mountains to see the last of the pretty leaves.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Denise at Forest Manor
That looks delicious!
I had forgotten to click on the link from your other blog for this pie recipe. It looks so good and custardy, Lorrie! I have fallen in love with apple desserts after turning to them instead of the chocolate desserts I've always loved. It turns out I love apple desserts as much as I used to love chocolate!
It's very cozy in your desk corner with lots of light and the view from the windows... and now you're already looking at snow... I'm looking forward to snow, however I'm still enjoying the wonderful autumn ... this year is from its most beautiful side shows. I'm hoping for snow at Christmas and in January, maybe February too?
Your apple pie looks great, I bake mine similarly :-)) and your breakfast is exciting, I'll try it that way. Thanks.
Happy week to you. Hug Viola
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