How to make an easy and delicious apple pie
Ingredients
- Crust Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cold salted butter
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Filling Ingredients
- 5 to 8 large granny smith apples
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
1. In a large bowl gradually work the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2. In a small bowl beat the egg with a fork and pour it into the flour mixture, stirring gently. Add the water, vinegar and salt. stir together till all of the ingredients are incorporated.
3. Divide the dough in half and place each portion plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
4. Remove 1 crust from the fridge and place on a lightly floured surface, with a rolling pin, begin to roll out the dough from the center, outward.
5. Carefully place the crust in a pie pan. Using your hand gently form the crust so that it fits inside the pan and overlaps the edge.
6. Add your filling and repeat the same process with the second crust then place on top of the filling and to make the fluted edge crust pinch outer dough edge with left thumb and pointer finger while poking inner dough edge with right pointer finger; work your way around the pie. Then cut 4 or 5 slits in your crust to let the air escape so there will be no space between the filling and the crust of the pie
Very thinly sliced apples all the same size so they will cook evenly. I use an apple peeler, but you can peel and slice them with a knife if you don't have a peeler, leaving peels on the apples seems to mess up the texture of the filling.
You will need to start with 5 to 8 large granny smith apples. (Save your leftover cores and peels to make apple jelly or apple cider vinegar later). After the apples are sliced place them in a medium sized bowl and add the other filling ingredients. Stir until all the apples are coated.
You will need to have the oven preheated to 400 degrees. Place the pie in the oven on the bottom rack. If you are afraid your pie filling will spill over, you can place the pie on a cookie sheet before putting it in the oven.
Cook the pie for 20 minutes at 400 then cover your pie edges with foil and turn your oven to 350 and finish cooking. It should bake for 35 to 40 until apples are tender, and the crust is golden.
Grandma’s Homemade Apple Pie
How to make an easy and delicious apple pie. My grandma made the best apple pie. It had a delicious homemade flaky crust; the apples filling was soft and gooey. Apple pie was one of the favorite desserts she would make. My grandma’s kitchen is something I miss along with all the wonderful memories I have from there.
Apples for the pie
There is a lot of choices when it comes to picking apples for apple pie and I normally use whatever I have on hand which is honey crisp. They are my family’s favorite choice to eat. Crisp and sweet… I can’t stand to eat a mushy apple. Granny-Smith would be my go-to if I was buying apple just for a pie. They seem to keep a good texture and are tart enough providing balance to all the sweetness of the other ingredients.
Perfect Pie Crust
I have struggled and struggled to make a great tasting and nice-looking pie crust for years. One day I would make pie crust and it would turn out beautiful and delicious then the next time it would be dry hard and ugly. Now when I make a crust, I know it is going to be perfect every time. I have used this recipe (which is a recipe from the Pioneer woman) many times, and it has never failed to look beautiful taste delicious and be easy to handle.
Crust Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cold salted butter
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 egg
5 tablespoons cold water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling Ingredients
5 to 8 large granny smith apples
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Very thinly sliced apples all the same size so they will cook evenly. I use an apple peeler, but you can peel and slice them with a knife if you don’t have a peeler, leaving peels on the apples seems to mess up the texture of the filling.
You will need to start with 5 to 8 large granny smith apples. (Save your leftover cores and peels to make apple jelly or apple cider vinegar later). After the apples are sliced place them in a medium sized bowl and add the other filling ingredients. Stir until all the apples are coated.
1. In a large bowl gradually work the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2. In a small bowl beat the egg with a fork and pour it into the flour mixture, stirring gently. Add the water, vinegar and salt then stir together till all of the ingredients are incorporated.
3. Divide the dough in half and place each portion plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
4. Remove 1 crust from the fridge and place on a lightly floured surface, with a rolling pin, begin to roll out the dough from the center, outward.
5. Carefully place the crust in a pie pan then gently fold the crust so that it fits the inside of the pan and overlaps the edge.
6. Add your filling and repeat the same process with the second crust. Then place on top of the filling: to make the fluted edge crust pinch outer dough edge with left thumb and pointer finger while poking inner dough edge with right pointer finger; work your way around the pie. Then cut 4 or 5 slits in your crust to let the air escape so there will be no space between the filling and the crust of the pie.
Click here for more tips on how to decorate your crust.
Baking
You will need to have the oven preheated to 400 degrees. Place the pie in the oven on the bottom rack. If you are afraid your pie filling will spill over, you can place the pie a on a cookie sheet before putting it in the oven.
Cook the pie for 20 minutes at 400 then cover your pie edges with foil and turn your oven to 350 and finish cooking. It should bake for 35 to 40 until apples are tender, and the crust is golden.
Now get a glass of cold milk or a scoop of vanilla ice-cream to go alone with you piece of apple pie.
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