A HOLIDAY Classic
While we lived in Texas, a wonderful friend of mine kindly showed us how she makes her famous pies. The one she’s most famous for? Apple Pie – the quintessential American dessert! With all of her tips and this no-fail recipe, we can guarantee that this apple pie recipe will be perfect for your upcoming fall, Thanksgiving or Christmas gatherings and is sure to steal the show.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 2 hours 55 minutes COOK TIME: 50 minutes Pie Crust
1 cup butter-flavored shortening – unflavored shortening will also work or use an equal amount of butter. 2½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 large egg ½ cup cold water use ice if necessary 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Apple Pie Filling Ingredients
6-8 high-quality apples (we prefer Gala and Granny Smith apples) – I think the best apples for pie are a mixture, as each variety will add sweet or tart flavors. Depending on how big they are, you will need 6 to 8 total apples. Sweet apples: Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious Tart apples: Granny Smith, Cortland, Melrose, Winesap Sweet & tart apples: Jazz, Pink Lady, Jonagold ¾ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup unfiltered apple cider – the jugs sold in the fall are the best, but apple juice works as well 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice – or fresh lemon juice
Additional Ingredients
whole milk coarse/turbinado sugar
How to Make Apple Pie Crust
Make The Filling
How to Assemble Apple Pie
make a Traditional Crust
make a Lattice Crust
Bake the Apple Pie
FREE DOWNLOAD: APPLE PIE RECIPE PDF Recipe from my friend, Loni. Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video
