Traditional Apple Pie

Recipe courtesy Sandi Anderson

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Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup shortening (recommended: Crisco)
  • Ice water
  • Filling, recipe follows
  • Serving suggestion: warm with vanilla ice-cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium-mixing bowl cut the shortening and salt into the flour by hand or with a pastry blender hands until it's the texture of cornmeal. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of ice water over the mixture and mix just until the dough is moistened. Repeat by adding 6 to 8 tablespoons water (one at a time) until all the dough is just moist. Take care not to over mix.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Divide the dough in half and roll into a ball. Roll 1 ball into a circle to fit a 9 to 10-inch pie plate. To transfer the pastry to the pie plate, wrap it around a rolling pin and ease it into the pie plate. Be careful not to stretch the pastry. Trim it even with the edges of the pie plate. Add the apple filling into the pastry lined pie plate. Make sure they are laying flat. Cut butter into small pieces and put on top of the filling.

Roll the remaining pastry into a 12-inch circle. Place on top of the filling. Trim off 1-inch beyond the edge of the pie plate. Crimp the edges as desired. Cut slits to allow steam to escape when baking. Sprinkle a little sugar and cinnamon over the pie.

Cover the edges with foil to prevent over browning. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Filling:

  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 to 7 cups apples cut into thin slices (recommended: Green Golden and Jonathans)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter

In a medium bowl combine the apples, with the brown and white sugar. Add flour, cinnamon and continue mixing until they are well coated.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

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  • on December 10, 2012

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    I made this for thanksgiving this year. was amazing! did take a little longer to bake than recipe said. and i used the pillsberry pie crust instead of making it. only problem I had was somehow the pie filling part leaked out on the stove and was a mess to clean up. but that was my fault. will totally make again

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  • on November 28, 2012

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    Sooo good!!! Its just that good ol' apple pie you know and love. Made pie crust with 1 1/2 sticks of butter also put cinnamon and nutmeg in it. In the filling I used a little less than half a cup of flour but I was also using an extremely deep pie dish. Used probably four apples and left the skin on the granny smith ones. Did two cups of white sugar because I didn't have brown sugar, but each cup wasn't a full one. Also put nutmeg in the filling as well. Pie is seriously the best I've ever had. Simple is just better sometimes and this really makes that true.

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  • on September 13, 2012

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    way too much flour even with the 1/2 cup. the filling had a doughy taste. Also way too much sugar. If making again, I will cut out most of the flour, almost half the sugar and add the sqeeze of lemon.

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