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Apple Pie

 
Not too shabby for my first pie ever that didn't start with buying crust already in a pie tin. Next time I'll tuck in the edges better, and also maybe use an actual pie tin.

View of the inside.


For my first ever apple pie, I knew I wanted something simple, something with a lattice top, and something that started with just layering raw apples inside the crust, rather than cooking the apples into a saucy filling. I decided to use this recipe from Allrecipes, thinking that maybe I'd step things up to make a fancier pie in the future. But it is SO GOOD that I think this will be my forever pie recipe.

I watched YouTube videos to learn how to do the lattice top, and then the 5-year-old actually carried out the work of doing it. It's a fun project to do with kids. 

So good.


The Recipe:
6 cups peeled, thinly sliced granny smith apples (I used 7 medium-small apples)
1/2 c white sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tb butter, plus more for greasing the pie dish
dough for 2 9-inch pie crusts (I used Simple Truth organic refrigerated pie crust)
1 egg, beaten
  • Mix sugar and cinnamon
  • Grease the pie dish with butter
  • Place one pie crust across the bottom of the pie dish
  • Arrange layers of apples on the crust, sprinkling each layer with cinnamon-sugar. We used less than the full amount of cinnamon-sugar; maybe use more if your apples aren't very sweet.
  • After the top layer of apples, place small pieces of butter across the top.
  • Cover with top crust. Try YouTube if you don't know how to do a lattice top!
  • Lightly brush the top crust with beaten egg.
  • Bake on lowest rack in oven at 450 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake another 30 minutes.
  • (If making ahead of time, reheat in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes.)

The Verdict:
Overall grade: A+
Overall reason: Simple and delicious.
Time to prepare: 90 minutes
5-year-old quote: Pie was the best part of Thanksgiving. Let's have pie every day.



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