In the realm of delectable desserts, the French Canadian apple pie stands as a testament to the harmonious blend of sweet and tangy flavors. This culinary masterpiece, often gracing the tables of joyous gatherings, is a symphony of textures and tastes that captivates the senses. With its flaky, buttery crust encasing a generous filling of tender, caramelized apples, each bite offers a delightful dance of flavors. This article presents a collection of French Canadian apple pie recipes that cater to diverse preferences and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned baker seeking a classic rendition or a novice yearning for a simplified approach, these recipes will guide you towards creating this iconic dessert. Dive into the world of French Canadian apple pies and discover the perfect recipe to satisfy your sweet cravings.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
FRENCH CANADIAN TOURTIERE
Traditional French Canadian Tourtiere (meat pie), served on Reveillon (Christmas Eve).
Provided by Rayna Jordan
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Ground Pork Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine pork, beef, onion, garlic, water, salt, thyme, sage, black pepper and cloves. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils; stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer until meat is cooked, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Spoon the meat mixture into the pie crust. Place top crust on top of pie and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust so steam can escape. Cover edges of pie with strips of aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; remove foil and return to oven. Bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.6 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 55.3 mg, Fat 26.6 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 18.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 748.9 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
TOURTIERE (FRENCH CANADIAN MEAT PIE)
This French Canadian meat pie is hearty, satisfying, and easy to make so it's a great choice for a holiday main course. Visually impressive, relatively affordable, and best served at room temperature, so a tourtiere doesn't require any kind of precise timing.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Ground Pork Recipes
Time 2h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- Place flour, salt, and frozen butter slices into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off until butter is about the size of peas, about 30 seconds. Stir vinegar into cold water; drizzle water/vinegar into the flour mixture. Pulse on and off until mixture is crumbly and holds together when you pinch a piece off, about 10 seconds. If dough isn't pressing together, drizzle in another teaspoon of water.
- Transfer mixture to a work surface. Press it together until it becomes a lump of dough. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
- Mix salt, pepper, thyme, sage, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, mustard, clove, and cayenne together in a small bowl.
- Place potato quarters in a saucepan; cover with cold water. Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat. Simmer until cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Scoop out potatoes and transfer to a bowl; save cooking liquid. Mash potatoes with a potato masher.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion and a pinch of salt. Cook and stir until onions turn golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir garlic, celery, and spice blend into the skillet with onions. Stir until onion mixture is evenly coated with the spices, about 30 seconds. Add ground beef and ground pork. Ladle about 3/4 cup of the potato cooking liquid into the skillet.
- Cook and stir until meat is browned and has a very fine, almost pastelike texture. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 45 minutes. Stir in mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Divide chilled dough into 2 pieces, one just slightly larger than the other. Roll the larger piece out into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured work surface. Place in a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Roll top crust out into a circle about 11 inches in diameter. Cut small slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
- Fill bottom crust with the meat mixture; smooth out the surface. Whisk egg and water together to make egg wash. Brush edges of the bottom crust with egg wash. Place top crust on the pie and press lightly around the edges to seal. Trim excess dough from the crust. Crimp the edges of the crust. Brush entire surface of the pie with egg wash.
- Place in preheated oven. Bake until well browned, about 1 hour. Let cool to almost room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 663 calories, Carbohydrate 47.3 g, Cholesterol 159.2 mg, Fat 40.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 26.9 g, SaturatedFat 21.4 g, Sodium 1074 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
FRENCH APPLE PIE
This is a great recipe given to me by my Mother in law. This is my husband's favorite pie and I love making it for him. Even if you don't like raisins too much, they are not overwhelming.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Pie
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Place one crust in a 9 inch pie pan.
- Mix apple slices and raisins and place in pie shell.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Mix remaining ingredients (not Icing) and sprinkle on top of apples and raisins.
- Dot with butter if desired and place 2nd crust on top.
- Crimp or flute edges as desired.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees and Bake 40 more minutes.
- When pie is cool, mix the icing and drizzle over the crust.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.8, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 0.3, Sodium 311.3, Carbohydrate 89.3, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 58.4, Protein 4
FRENCH APPLE PIE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING
This recipe is so simple, yet the pie is delicious!
Provided by ErinB
Time 1h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Prepare crust: mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk oil and milk together in a separate bowl, then add to the dry mixture. Mix to combine and press into a 10-inch pie plate.
- Prepare filling: mix apples, sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Place on top of the unbaked crust.
- Prepare topping: Mix flour, brown sugar, and butter in a bowl with a fork until crumbles are formed. Sprinkle on top of apple filling
- Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360.3 calories, Carbohydrate 52.8 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 178.9 mg, Sugar 31.4 g
CANADIAN APPLE PIE
An apple pie with the sweet delight of maple syrup. Try it with maple walnut ice cream. Yum!
Provided by maplegal
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a pie dish with 1 crust.
- Whisk together cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Stir apples, maple syrup and whole egg into cornstarch mixture.
- Pour apple mixture into the prepared crust. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Whisk together egg yolk and water in a small bowl; brush over the pie. Cover pie loosely with aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove foil; continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382 calories, Carbohydrate 56.2 g, Cholesterol 48.9 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 319.9 mg, Sugar 28.1 g
FRENCH APPLE CREAM PIE
This is an unusual dessert that's like a traditional baked apple pie, but the only baking is for the cheesecake topping. Not what you would expect, but very tasty. We got this at a recipe shower when we were first married and it's become a family favorite.
Provided by Pugsley53
Categories Pie
Time 45m
Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Peel and core apples.
- Slice apples 1/2" thick to make 4 cups.
- In 3 quart saucepan combine 1/2 t Orange peel, orange juice, butter, 2/3 C sugar and spices.
- Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Add apples,and cook until translucent.
- Blend water and cornstatch and add to apples.
- Cook until boils and thickens.
- Remove from heat, add lemon juice and cool.
- Whip cream cheese until fluffy and gradually beat in 1/3 C sugar and remaining orange peel.
- Beat in the egg.
- Turn cooled filling into baked crust.
- Spoon whipped cheese mixture evenly over the top.
- Sprinkle almonds and coconut over cheese.
- Bake @350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until set and lightly browned.
- Cool and Chill before serving.
IMPOSSIBLY EASY FRENCH APPLE PIE
Create tasty apple pie with a crisp, nutty topping the impossibly easy Bisquick® mix way! There's no crust to roll.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 9-inch glass pie plate. In medium bowl, mix apples, cinnamon and nutmeg; place in pie plate.
- In medium bowl, stir remaining filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over apple mixture in pie plate. In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle over filling.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335, Carbohydrate 49 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 400 mg
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use a variety of apples in your pie, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Cortland.
- Be sure to peel and core the apples before slicing them.
- To prevent the pie crust from getting soggy, brush it with an egg wash before baking.
- Bake the pie at a high temperature for the first 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to finish baking.
- Let the pie cool completely before serving.
Conclusion:
French Canadian apple pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its flaky crust and sweet, tangy filling, this pie is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make dessert, give this recipe a try.
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