Homemade Apple Pie Recipe With Fresh Apples
Recipe for Apple Pie Baked with Granny Smiths in a Flaky Pie Crust
Aug 21, 2008
The best homemade apple pie recipe made with Granny Smith apples, brown sugar & spices in a flaky pie crust. Dress it up with a fluted double crust and serve à la mode!
Who doesn't have fond memories of Grandma's old-fashioned, homemade apple pie cooling on an open windowsill? The perfect harmony of apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar wafting through the house was enough to make company salivate. Look no further. Here's how to make the perfect homemade apple pie!
Homemade Apple Pie Recipe Made With Fresh Apples
- Recipe for 9" Double Crust Pie Crust (The Best Ever Pie Crust Recipe makes enough for 4 single crusts or 2 double crust pies. Divide the recipe in half or freeze the extra crusts.)
- 6 cups Granny Smith apple slices, peeled and cored
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to taste
- 2 Tablespoons cold butter, cut in small pieces
- 1 Tablespoon milk or cream for brushing the top crust
- 1 Tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon for dusting the crust
Directions - How To Make an Apple Pie:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out the pie crust bottom and tops according to The Best Pie Crust directions, leaving enough overhang to fold underneath. Place the bottom pie crust evenly in a 9" pie pan or ceramic pie dish and set aside. Fold the top crust in half and place a towel over it so it doesn't dry out.
- In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with lemon juice. Add sugars, flour and spices if desired, mixing gently.
- Fold into prepared pie crust and dot with cold butter.
- Follow the double crust directions below.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbly. Place a piece of aluminum foil around the rim if the edges start to brown too fast.
- Remove to cooling rack and let cool for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve Apple Pie à la mode with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
- Makes 1 double crust apple pie. Serves 8.
How To Make a Double Pie Crust:
- Unfold the top crust and place over the top of the apples. Fold the edges of the top crust over and under the bottom edges and flute with your fingertips. Likewise, the crust can also be sealed with the tines of a dinner fork.
- Brush the pastry crust with milk or cream and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar.
- Cut small slits or vent holes into the top crust using a knife or a very small cookie cutter.
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