Appeltaart (Dutch apple pie)
Living in Amsterdam, you cannot escape its famous appeltaart, and one of the best places to enjoy it is a little corner café named De Winkel 43. The line of people waiting outside on Saturday morning (across the weekly organic market) doesn't lie! Even though the original recipe is kept secret, there is a number of versions available on the net. I tried a couple of them (disappointing) and after tweaking a few measurements here and there, I finally came up with something extremely close to the original. CRUST 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 250 grams unsalted butter, cubed, room temperature (approx. 1+1/8 cups) 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (I used sunflower) 4 cups of all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 large egg FILLING 7 apples ( I used Elstar, but a combination of sweet and tart apples works great too ) 2 Tbsp cinnamon Zest of ½ orange Zest of ½ lemon Juice of ½ lemon 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon corns