Step 4 of 5 · Apple Pie That Isn't Soup
Bubble in the middle, then cool 3–4 hours
Bubble in the middle, then cool 3–4 hours — step 4 of 5 in Apple Pie That Isn't Soup. If the rim is dark at 40 minutes, foil it. If the center is quiet at 50, keep going. Starch sets when it boils.
Free food & cooking tip: Bubble in the middle, then cool 3–4 hours (step 4 of 5 from "Apple Pie That Isn't Soup").
If the rim is dark at 40 minutes, foil it. If the center is quiet at 50, keep going. Starch sets when it boils. Slicing at 20 minutes is how you invent soup and blame the recipe.
You passed when a slice holds a wedge of apples, the bottom isn't raw dough, and the filling isn't a puddle. Warm is fine. Molten is not 'rustic', it's unset.
Pro tip: Day-old pie is often better. The filling finishes setting in the fridge.
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