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The Apple Pie recipe never goes out of style. It’s the perfect recipe for the holidays and the one that is on my menu every Thanksgiving.
Pie is one of my favorite dessert options. Warm fruit in a flaky crust topped with ice cream of course. This Classic Apple Pie Recipe is the perfect dessert.
When the holidays roll around, I have pies are top on my baking list. Cherry, chocolate, peach, raspberry, but nothing beats the classic apple pie.
How to make Apple Pie:
Apples: Start by preparing your apples. Wash, peel and dice them. Next, make your pie filling, by mixing together the apples, sugars, flour and spices.
Crust: Prepare your pie crust into your pie pan, and then add the apple pie filling. Top with the other part of the pie crust and brush with the egg yolk.
Bake: Bake and then serve with whipped cream or ice cream or both!
Ingredient Notes:
Crust:
- Homemade or a Store-bought Crust – Here’s my recipe for my Homemade Pie Crust.
Filling:
- Granny Smith Apples – Peeled and cored.
- Lemon Juice – Helps keep the apples fresh.
- Sugar
- Brown Sugar – I used light brown sugar.
- All-Purpose Flour – Helps thicken up the apple pie filling.
- Ground Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Egg Yolk
- Water
Directions:
Step One: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Peel and slice your apples. You want them pretty thin.
Once they came out of the apple slicer I sliced each slice into at least 4 other thinner slices
Step Two: In a large bowl mix together apples, lemon juice, sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes.
Recipe Tip
Sugar will draw out a lot of the water in the apples. Allowing it to set will help your pie to not be too watery since most of it will have left the apples already.
The longer it sits the better. This is the best time to work on your crust if you are making it from scratch.
Step Three: Roll out and place 1/2 of the dough into the bottom of a pie pan.
Use a slotted spoon to spoon in the apple mixture then place the other 1/2 of dough on top.
A slotted spoon is going not pick up all that juice!
Slice holes for venting or make a design.
Step Four: Carefully brush your top crust with your egg wash once placed on top.
To do this whisk together water and egg yolk and brush on top of the crust.
Step Five: Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown.
To keep your edges from burning add foil around the edges of the pie.
Apple Pie Top Crust:
- Classic: For a simple pie crust just lay it on top, seal the edges, and slice four holes in the top so air can vent. Without a place to vent air, your top crust will rise and leave a large gap between the pie filling and the crust.
- Lattice: This is what looks like the woven apple pie crust. To make this I like rolling out my dough and using a pizza cutter to slice thick stripes. Then I weave them them on top and under each other to get the lattice look.
- Dutch: Dutch apple pie would not have a top crust but instead a brown sugar and butter crumble. If you want to make this type of crust then read my recipe for a Dutch Apple Pie.
Crust Recipe:
If you want to make a homemade crust, try my simple Homemade Pie Crust Recipes.
Kitchen Tools for Apple Pie:
Here are a few of my favorite kitchen tools for making apple pie.
- Pie Pan (this one is amazing)
- Pizza Cutter (if you want to cut your crust for a lattice design)
- Apple Slicer (I slice my apples with this and then use a knife to make the slices a little thinner)
- Apple Peeler (for quick peeling try this tool)
Check out some of my other Pie Recipes:
Dutch Apple Pie – This Dutch Apple Pie is one of my all time favorites. Something about warm apples, brown sugar, and whipped cream that make the perfect combination.
This pie has rave reviews and is loved by everyone plus it’s so simple to make. I’m sure you will love it just as much as my family does, you have to try this one!
Lemon Meringue Pie – Super simple and delicious, this Lemon Meringue Pie is a must try! It’s a favorite of mine that is sweet and tart.
Easy Pumpkin Pie – This simple Easy 5 Ingredient Pumpkin Pie is a staple for the holiday table! Made with 5 simple ingredients it is so easy to make and it tastes great!
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Classic Apple Pie
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 homemade or a store-bought crust.
Filling:
- 8 cups Granny Smith apples. cored, (peeled and sliced)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl mix together apples, lemon juice, sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out and place 1/2 of the dough into the bottom of a pie pan. Use a slotted spoon to spoon in the apple mixture then place the other 1/2 of dough on top.
- Whisk together water and egg yolk and brush on top of the crust.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown. To keep your edges from burning add foil around the edges of the pie.
Video
Notes
- Pro Tip: Sugar will draw out a lot of the water in the apples. Allowing it to set will help your pie to not be too watery since most of it will have left the apples already. The longer it sits the better. This is the best time to work on your crust if you are making it from scratch.
- Classic: For a simple pie crust just lay it on top, seal the edges, and slice four holes in the top so air can vent. Without a place to vent air, your top crust will rise and leave a large gap between the pie filling and the crust.
- Lattice: This is what looks like the woven apple pie crust. To make this I like rolling out my dough and using a pizza cutter to slice thick stripes. Then I weave them on top and under each other to get the lattice look.
- Dutch: Dutch apple pie would not have a top crust but instead a brown sugar and butter crumble. If you want to make this type of crust then read my recipe for a Dutch Apple Pie.
- Pie Pan (this one is amazing)
- Pizza Cutter (if you want to cut your crust for a lattice design)
- Apple Slicer (I slice my apples with this and then use a knife to make the slices a little thinner)
- Apple Peeler (for quick peeling try this tool)
Nutrition
