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Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Baking time: approx. 60-75 minutes or until golden brown 

Ingredients:

1 Package of Koopmans Mix for Appel taart (Apple Pie)

150gr. (5 ¼ oz./ approx.1½ stick)  Butter or Margarine

1 Egg

1kg. (2 ¼ lbs.) Apples (approx. 6 apples)

50gr. (1 ¾ oz.) Sugar (optional)

75gr. (2 5/8 oz.) Raisins

2-3 tsp (10-15mL) Cinnamon

Directions:

• Preheat the oven: Electric Oven: 180° C (355°F) Convection Oven: 165°C (330°F).
• Soak the raisins and just before using pat them dry.
• Grease the pan. (Round Spring form pan  24 cm, or 9/13 baking pan)
• With a mixer and dough hooks mix the butter or margarine, 2/3 of the Egg (optional), and the Appel taart Mix .
• Mix all the ingredients together until the dough forms a 'ball'.
• Roll out ¾ of the dough on a floured counter then place it  into the pan. Or press the ¾ of the dough against the bottom and sides of the pan. Let it cool in the fridge.
• Peel, core, and cube or slice the apples.
• Mix together the apples, cinnamon, sugar (optional), and the raisins in a bowl.
• Pour the apple mixture onto the dough in the pan and press lightly.
• Roll the rest of the dough, to form ¼” wide strips and place them crisscrossing over the pie.
• Brush the top of the pie with the remaining egg.
• Place the pie under the middle from the oven and bake the pie for about 60-75 minutes.
• Before removing the pie from the spring form pan let it cool  for 1 hour .

Variations:

You can vary the taste of the Apple Pie by adding extra ingredients.  Some suggestions are: 2tbsp (30ml) pieces of ginger, 100gr (3 ½ oz.) chopped walnuts, or 100gr (3 ½ oz.) dried chopped apricots: soak them together with the raisins.

Before adding the apples, you may sprinkle 3tbsp (45mL) of custard or 3tbsp (45mL) of breadcrumbs, or 1 crushed Rusk into the bottom of the pie or through the apple mixture.

Right after taking the pie out of the oven you can brush the top with warm apricot or strawberry jam.

Tips: Serve at room temperature with whipping cream, or warm with ice cream