A delicious apple pie!
An apple pie is a simple but very tasty meal. It is very easy to make. It’s made of two parts: a crust and a filling. An apple pie can be single-crusted (with only one piece of crust on top or bottom), or double-crusted (with crust on top and on bottom).
The top of an apple pie can be solid, or the stripes of crust can form a lattice top. If you have a pie with a lattice top, you can see the filling even before you cut the pie!
The filling is made with apples. Some people prefer finely chopped apples, some add large slices instead. With large slices you will get a hearty pie, while the fine chop will make your pie very delicate.
An apple pie is a signature dish of many nations. The first written recipe is found in the 14th century book The Forme of Cury (The Method of Cooking in Middle English). That recipe also called for some pears, raisins and saffron.
An apple pie is also a signature American dish. Some people even call it an unofficial symbol of the United States.
The most basic (but still tasty!) apple pie needs 2 or 3 cups of flour, 2 eggs (1 beaten egg), a stick of butter, some salt and a cup of water for a crust. For a filling you can take 1 kg of apples, a cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour. Make a simple pastry dough and let it rest in your fridge. Combine everything you need for a filling and refrigerate it as well. Place your dough into a pie dish, add filling and the top layer of crust. Make sure to pinch your crust so it’s sealed all around the pie. Brush your pie with the beaten egg and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for about an hour until the crust is golden brown. The pie can be served with an ice cream or a cheese topping. Bon appétit!
Подсказки:
1- meal – обед, кушанье, блюдо (как таковые);
2 -stripes – полоски;
3 -lattice – решётка;
4 -finely (контекст.) – мелко (нарезанное, обработанное и т.п.);
5 -slices – ломтики, дольки;
6 -hearty (контекст.) – сытный, плотный;
7 -dish (контекст.) – блюдо (в т.ч. рецепт);
8 -beaten (контекст.) – взбитый;
9 -tablespoons – столовые ложки.
10 -pastry dough – тесто для выпечки;
11 -to pinch – щипать, защипывать;
12 -to brush – обработать при помощи щётки.
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