Apple Pie
What’s more all-American than this? It is a must-have for Thanksgiving feasts but is a great anytime dessert that is really easy – the most work is peeling and cutting the apples. I always think of my niece Mary when I make an apple pie since it is one of her favorite desserts.
Ingredients
- Pie Crust (prepared separately)
- 5-10 lbs Apples (I like to mix a few different ones for texture and flavor - Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Macintosh are my preferred blend)
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Cinnamon (more if you like but don't go overboard)
- 1 pinch Salt
- 3-4 tbsp Flour
- ½ stick Cold Butter (cut into small cubes)
- 2 tbsp Heavy Cream
- 1 tbsp Additional Sugar
- 1 Thin Slice of Additional Butter
Optional Crumb Topping
- 1 cup Flour
- ½ cup Oats
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 stick Cold Diced Butter
- Confectioners' Sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Prepare Pie Crust and place in baking pan.
- Wash, peel, core and slice Apples.
- Place sliced apples in large mixing bowl and add Lemon Juice, Sugar, Cinnamon, Salt, Flour and Cold Butter cut into small cubes. Toss apples well.
- Place apples in prepared baking pie dish. Cover with top crust and crimp edges.
- Make a few decorative slices in center of pie (for ventilation) and lightly brush top with Heavy Cream.
- Lightly dust top with Additional Sugar.
- Place Thin Slice of Butter on center of pie.
- Bake 350℉ oven for 55-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Optional Crumb Topping
- You can top the pie with a crumb topping and keep the extra crust for later use. This crumb topping can also be used for fruit pies or cobblers - for cobblers triple the recipe but only 2 sticks of butter is necessary.
- Mix together Flour, Oats, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Additional Salt, additional Cinnamon and Cold Diced Butter by hand (you want good big crumbs not fine powder).
- Crumble topping with clean hands and place on top of pies and bake 350℉ for 50-55 minutes or until bubbly and golden.
- Let cool and dust with Confectioners' Sugar.
