The weather outside is frightful, but the Pi is so delightful! Happy Snowy Pi Day!
Baking and eating Apple Pie is a wonderful way to celebrate Pi Day! Wondering what Pi Day is? Pi Day is celebrated on March 14, 3/14; since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of pi. Also fitting is that March 14 is the birthday of Albert Einstein. Do you think he enjoyed Pie or Pi?
John Barricelli is the owner of The Sono Bakery & Cafe in South Norwalk, Westport, and Darien the award winning author of The Sono Baking Company Cookbook and The Seasonal Baker. We are happy that John shares his sweet & savory recipes with HamletHub.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- Basic Pie Dough, 2 disks
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
- 4 pounds apples, such as Empire, Granny Smith, Gala, Cortland, Winesap, or a mix
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Directions
*Lightly flour a large piece of waxed paper; place a disk of dough in center. Rolling from center outward, form into a 12-inch circle. (Use paper to rotate dough, and flour rolling pin and paper as necessary to prevent sticking.) Transfer dough (still on paper) to a baking sheet; cover and refrigerate. Repeat with second disk of dough.
*Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with a rack set in lowest position. Remove first circle of dough from refrigerator; wrap around rolling pin (discarding paper), and carefully unroll over a 9-inch pie plate. Gently lift edges and lower dough into the pie plate so it hugs bottom and sides. Avoid stretching the dough, which will make it shrink during baking. Refrigerate.