Mcdonalds Apple Pie Recipe Fried

Up until 1992 mcdonald s apple pies were deep fried not baked.

Mcdonalds apple pie recipe fried. Gently pick up the right side of the dough and fold dough on top of the left side encasing the filling if any filling seeps out push it back in. Ronald sells millions of these things around the globe but of course they re not apple pies at all. The company later decided to switch cooking methods on us and today the pie is baked which brings it closer to being a real apple pie.

In the original formulation they were more like apple egg rolls a wonderful deep fried concoction oozing fruity warmth out of its crunchy skin. Mcdonald s recipe is incredibly innovative. Photos may be representative of the recipe and not the actual finished dish.

Moisten your clean fingers and wet the edge of the pastry. Place 1 4 cup apple pie filling on the left half of each dough strip. Gently press along the edge with the tines of a fork.

All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. While other recipes use a thickening agent to keep the apple filling together since apples release a considerable amount of liquid during cooking mcdonald s recipe requires dehydrated apple powder which helps soak up the liquid. The chain switched the recipe because consumers were getting more worried about healthy eating and fried meant fattier.

Mcdonald s copycat fried apple pie makes 5 6 pies for the tart shell 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour 6 tablespoons cold butter 1 4 cup ice water 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar for the filling 2 cups peeled apples chopped to 1 2 squares 1 2 cup apple cider 1 4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon zest and juice of 1 lemon big pinch salt 2 tablespoons flour in the bowl of your food. The warm molten apple encased in crispy pastry and fried to flaky perfection soon become everyone s favorite dessert.