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Apple Pie from Scratch

The best apple pie all from scratch with options and fun crust outs using cookie cutters.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • 1 double pie dough recipe see below
  • 8 cups apples thinly sliced (see note)
  • juice of half lemon
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons raw sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca or cornstarch

Pie Crust Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 15 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 6 tablespoons iced cold water

Finishing Pie

  • 1 egg for egg wash

Instructions

Prepare Apples

  • Peel, core and slice apples thinly
  • Toss with lemon juice.
  • Mix cinnamon into sugar. Toss with apples.
  • Let sit for about an hour, while making pie dough. Refrigerate pie crust for at least 30 minutes.
  • After an hour you'll notice a juice from the apples is expelled.

Pie Crust Instructions

  • Mix flour with salt and sugar.
  • Cut in cold butter to pea sized pieces. Be careful not to smear butter. These little pieces will melt in oven, developing flakey pie crust.
  • Slowly add cold water and mix until dough forms. I use a kitchen aid and stop while dough is still shaggy. It will come together once placed In plastic bag. If it seems too dry add a little more water. Press the dough together In the bag. Refrigerate for one hour or overnight.

Roll Out Pie Dough

  • Take dough out of refrigerator and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Divide pie dough in two. Roll out pie dough for the bottom to about 1/8 inch thick. Roll out second piece of dough and place on parchment and put back in fridge.
  • Place in bottom of pie pan. Fork bottom. Place in freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Toss apple mixture with 1 tablespoon of tapioca or corn starch.
  • Place into the pie.
  • Take out second piece of dough, Either place over pie or do cut outs.
  • Brush on egg wash (beat egg with a teaspoon of water). This will give a more golden glossy brown. Milk will help brown, but won't give a glossy appearance.
  • Bake for 50 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown.

Notes

Apples: I use gala because I don't need to add a lot of sugar; they don't get too juicy, stay crisp. If you like juicier, mix gala (or that type of apple) with golden delicious.
For Christmas Apple Pie: Use Christmas cookie cut outs and two tablespoons of raspberry jam drizzled over the apples before you put the top on. To bring that Christmas flavor through even further, crush graham crackers on the top of the bottom crust before putting the apples on.