Cinnamon-apple upside-down pie
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes
- 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup dark-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup dark currants
- 4 to 5 apples, such as Golden Delicious
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- To make the crust, put the flour, sugar and butter into the container of a food processor and cover with the lid.
- Gradually add only enough cold water so that the dough comes loose from the sides and can be shaped into a ball.
- If a food processor is not used, put the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and cut it in with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal.
- Using a fork, toss the mixture while adding just enough water so that the pastry holds together and can be shaped into a ball.
- Remove the dough and flour lightly.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
- To make the filling, pour the melted butter into a round dish measuring about one and one-half inches deep and nine to 10 inches in diameter.
- Sprinkle the bottom of the dish evenly with brown sugar, lemon rind and a neat dusting of the cornstarch.
- Put the currants in a small bowl and add hot water to cover.
- Set aside.
- Peel the apples and cut them into quarters.
- Cut away and discard the cores and stems.
- Cut each quarter into four lengthwise pieces of more or less equal size.
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- Put the pieces in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Toss to blend.
- Put half of the apple pieces neatly in layers over the bottom of the dish.
- Drain the currants and sprinkle them over the apples.
- Arrange the remaining apple pieces in layers over the currants.
- Sprinkle the rum over all.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll out the pastry to more or less fit the top of the pan.
- If there is an overlapping edge, fold this edge over toward the center, pressing it down to fit around the filling.
- The pastry should fit neatly and not overlap the top and edges of the dish.
- Place in the oven and bake one hour.
- Remove from the oven and let cool briefly.
- Run a knife around the inside rim of the pie.
- Place a dish over the pie.
- Invert the pie quickly onto the plate.
- Serve hot.
flour, sugar, cold butter, water, butter, darkbrown sugar, lemon rind, cornstarch, dark currants, apples, ground cinnamon, dark rum
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2158 (may not work)