French Apple Pie Recipe

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A beautiful double layered apple pie with a single crust and apricot jelly topping. This French Apple Pie recipe consists of a layer of fresh pureed apples topped with apple slices arranged in a decorative circular pattern. It is then topped with melted apricot jelly.

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Ingredients

1 pre-made pie crust from any grocery store
1 tablespoon ground almonds
5 baking apples
1/4 cup sugar
zest from 1/2 of a lemon
1/4 cup apricot jelly, melted

Container:8 inch tart pan or spring form pan

Directions

PREP

1 hr

COOK

1 hr

READY IN

2 hrs

Preheat oven to 425Â° F.
Peel, core and thinly slice 3 apples.
Place apples in a saucepan with 1/4 cup of water.
Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After apples have cooked down, pour into a food processor or blender to purÃ©e.
Add sugar and lemon zest to the apple purÃ©e.
Sprinkle pie crust with ground almonds.
Pour purÃ©e over the crust.
Peel, core and thinly slice 2 baking apples.
Arrange the sliced apples neatly over the apple purÃ©e.
Brush with melted apricot jelly.
Bake in oven for approximately 25-30 minutes or until the pastry and apples are golden brown.
Dust with powdered sugar.