Simple & Tasty Apple Pie
Home-style apple pie.
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READY IN: 1hr 30mins
SERVES: 8
YIELD: 1 double-crust pie
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
NutritionCRUST
- 1 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4cup cold water
FILLING
- 6 -7medium apples
- 2
- 1⁄3cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4cup sugar
- 1⁄2teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4teaspoon allspice
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon all-purpose flour
DIRECTIONS
- FOR CRUST:
- In a medium to large sized bowl, mix together flour and salt.
- Cut in butter with a pastry blender, until you have oatmeal-sized pieces of butter.
- Slowly add water, little amounts at a time (you do not want to add too much) and toss with fork until dough starts to come together.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough. (This recipe makes the top and bottom crust, divide dough in half before rolling.).
- Put one crust in the pie pan, set the other aside.
- FOR FILLING:
- Preheat oven 450°F, after 5 minutes of preheating, pre-bake the bottom pie shell 1-2 minutes.
- Cut apples and sprinkle with lemon juice (optional), set aside in a medium/large sized bowl.
- In another bowl, mix sugars, spices and 2 tbsp flour. Reserve 2-3 tbsp of mixture in a separate bowl.
- Toss apples in mixture, and arrange in pie pan (dome shape works well). Sprinkle 1 tsp flour, then with reserved mixture.
- Dot with butter, and cover with second crust. Seal/flute edges and slit steam vents.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 450°F, then rotate pie and bake 30-35 minutes at 350°F Enjoy!