Description
This made-from-scratch apple pie combines a buttery, flaky homemade crust with sweet, cinnamon-kissed granny smith apple filling. It's my Southern momma's recipe, and a staple on my holiday table. Bake for 1 hour until golden brown! Yields 8-10 slices of pie.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 entire recipe for Homemade Pie Crusts or 2 Storebought Pie Crust Sheets (2 crusts will be needed for this recipe)
- Milk and Sugar - for topping crust
Apple Filling
- 6-8 Good Size Granny Smith Apples
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Corn Starch
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cloves
- Lots of butter! About 4-6 Tablespoons
Instructions
Pie Crust
- If making a homemade pie crust, follow the instructions for that recipe (make 2 crusts - you will need both).
- Roll half of the dough out into a thin layer that is bigger than a pie plate. Gently lay inside the plate. Roll out the second pie crust thinly as well just a bit bigger than the pie plate and set aside.
Apple Filling
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Peel and thinly slice all of the apples. A mandolin or food processor is the easiest and fastest way to do this.
- Add the peeled and sliced apples into a large bowl. Add in the rest of the filling ingredients and stir to coat the apples completely.
- Carefully layer the apples into the pie shell. Tuck them tightly against the edges and on top of each other. Do not just dump the bowl inside 0 gently arrange them to be layered flat on top of one another.
- Take a couple of tablespoons of butter and cut it into dots. Dot the top of the apples with this butter (about 4-6 tablespoons). This is very important! Do not skip this step.
- Lay the second rolled-out pie crust on top of the apples. Crimp the edges together and decorate the top as you wish. If leaving undecorated, cut a couple of slices at the top of the crust to let the steam escape.
- Brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sugar (demerara or white sugar can be used).
- Bake for 1 hour and until bubbly. If it is getting too brown on top before finishing, lay a piece of foil loosely on top and finish baking.
- Let cool for about 30 minutes before serving. Serve with homemade whipped cream.
Notes
- Wrap any leftover apple pie with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to 4 days
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 Hour
- Category: Desserts - Pie
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 441
- Sugar: 35.9 g
- Sodium: 240.2 mg
- Fat: 21.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 58.9 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 3.1 g
- Cholesterol: 43.9 mg