Happy Pi Day!
Pi as in 3.141592. That’s as far as I memorized it to at least since learning about it in grade school as a child. It’s a number that is known to be infinite and no matter the size of the circle, the ratio will always be pi.
To celebrate, here is a Legend of Zelda-themed pie for you!
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was the sequel to the original 1986 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo video game. I used Link for inspiration in this one, shaping cutouts of him in his warrior ensemble.
I used apples for this recipe, but you can use any combination of fruit.
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, apples can be found all over Hyrule and are great for restoring energy.
I hope you enjoy!
The Adventure of Link Apple Pie | Erica Robbin
Pi, written as the Greek letter for p, or π, the perfect ratio.
Happy Pi Day! I hope you enjoy this fruit pie!
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The Adventure of Link Apple Pie
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter, plus 1 tablespoon set aside for crust assembly
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup ice water (plus 2 tablespoons if needed)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 egg white for brushing over top)
- 4 cups of chopped apples
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon set aside for crust decoration
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons flour
The Adventure of Link Apple Pie
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees (218 C).
- Mix flour, salt, and butter together using pastry blender or fork.
- Add apple cider vinegar, water, and egg and gently fold (do not knead), roll into ball, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In the meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and flour.
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees (218 C).
- Dough will be soft, but refrigerating for 30-60 minutes will help with better handling and shaping. Roll each half of dough between two squares of wax paper.
- Place one rolled dough crust in round pan, poke holes with knife or fork.
- Pour in apple filling, dot with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Then lay remaining half of dough over top in desired fashion such as a lattice Zelda character pattern, ensuring slits for venting if leaving whole and that edges are sealed by pressing or fluting.
- Glaze 1 egg white on top of crust, add a toss of sugar for pretty.
- Cover pie edges with 2-3 inch strips of aluminum foil, removing foil at the last 15 minutes of baking.
- Bake 8-inch and 9-inch pies for about 35-45 minutes, 10-inch for about 40-50 minutes.
- Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.
