Apple pies with olive oil pastry - Real Recipes from Mums

Makes 6
90 minutes
Difficulty Medium
11 Ingredients

I am starting to love pastry again, initially I could not get my head around how you could replicate a rich buttery crust with one made of olive oil. Yet this one is satisfying and has a delicious crunch. As for apples, well you can not go past apples for comfort food for the soul.

Ingredients (makes 6 small apple pies)

1 1/2 cups Chilled Plain Flour
2/3 cup Chilled Olive Oil - place in freezer in takeaway container until congealed
Up to 1/2 cup Chilled water
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
6 Granny Smith Apples
1/3 cup Caster Sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 Tablespoon Water
1 Tablespoon Cornflour
Sprinkle Demera Sugar

Method

In your kitchen whiz place the flour and whiz in olive oil until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add Apple Cider Vinegar and continue to pulse the whiz.
Add water one tablespoon at a time until mixture forms a ball. Divide the dough into two, wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Place all remaining ingredients into a saucepan on low heat for 10 minutes until apple is soft and all ingredients are combined. If too saucy I tend to drain before using mixture as a filling but that is a personal preference.
Roll out pastry and line the 6 muffin holes. Once lined prick the bottoms with a fork or knife, use some pastry weights and blind bake in pre-heated oven at 160 degrees (fan-forced for 15 minutes).
Then fill each pie shell and cover with a pastry lid. Pinch the edges together and make a slit in the top for steam to escape. Brush with some almond milk and sprinkle with demera sugar. Bake for 40 minutes on 160 degrees.

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- - meedee said
  - 31 May 2021
    10:35 am
My Gran made the best apple pies.

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- - Blossom said
  - 09 Sep 2019
    6:09 pm
I can’t understand why you would need to chill the flour. I’m sure this would be tasty

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- - mom112023 said
  - 28 Jun 2018
    6:41 pm
Looking forward to making them. Thanks for the recipe.

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- - ella12 said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    3:51 pm
This is a little different and interesting.

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- - Melissa89 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    3:28 pm
This sounds really yummy

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- - Kasey said
  - 26 Jun 2016
    1:45 pm
Wow all homemade looks so tasty

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 21 Jun 2016
    4:19 pm
Yum, was just thinking of what to do with a bunch of apples the kids haven’t been eating for school.

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- - rovermum said
  - 18 Apr 2016
    12:15 pm
My hubby is a huge apple pie fan. Interesting and new pastry option.

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- - mom134803 said
  - 14 Apr 2016
    3:21 am
I like the pastry (although I would make it gluten free with for example almond flour) but the filling has so much sugar !! I would ditch the sugar all together and just sweeten it with cinnamon as I most of the time do. The same way you can get used to eating a lot of sugar (and less doesn’t taste very nice) you can get used to eating little or no sugar (and more doesn’t taste very nice)….

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- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Apr 2016
    11:19 pm
I know olive oil pastry is better for you [they say] but look at all the sugar in it. I’d prefer to ditch the sugar and have butter personally. But then again, my ‘pies’ have whatever filling on the bottom and just a sheet of filo pastry for the top – even more healthy.

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- - Threelos said
  - 13 Apr 2016
    8:23 pm
I fear this may be beyond my skill level but they look soooooo good!

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- - ams78 said
  - 03 Apr 2016
    12:04 am
Making my own pastry is such a satisfying task, Will definitely try your olive oil version. Apple Pie is definite comfort food, yum.

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- - mom160421 said
  - 31 Mar 2016
    6:30 pm
I just love apple pies (with cream) – yum.

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- - youngoldlady said
  - 04 Mar 2016
    10:51 pm
Love home made apple pies and to try out a different pastry seems interesting.

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- - ella12 said
  - 27 Jan 2016
    4:32 pm
Sounds rather unique, thanks for sharing.
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  27 Jan 2016 , 8:42 pm
  Pleasure – it is very yummy!
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- - meljware said
  - 14 Jan 2016
    5:59 pm
These sound delicious. Nothing better than home made apple pies.
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  14 Jan 2016 , 9:30 pm
  I have always adored Apple Pies. One of my favourite comfort foods!
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- - serotonin said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    8:24 pm
Mmm I love apple pie and these look and sound incredible! I’ve never made my own before, but would love to. Thanks for sharing!
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 8:29 pm
  Definitely give it a go – not hard at all and something so satisfying about making your own.
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- - rovermum said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    4:29 pm
Ooh yum, this sounds delicious. Something I can make for hubby. It’s his favourite pastry.
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 8:28 pm
  Fantastic that you know this pastry. It is one of my favourite pastries.
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- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    2:31 pm
Wonderful and healthy way to make pastry.
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 8:28 pm
  It is a fabulous pastry!
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- - mom134803 said
  - 13 Jan 2016
    7:49 am
Looks nice, although I would make them with less and raw organic coconut palm sugar and a healthier flour.
- Lara Flanagan replied
  
  13 Jan 2016 , 8:27 pm
  That is the wonderful thing about most recipes – you can easily substitute a lot of things for preferred ingredients. Sounds good!
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