Its fall, which means fresh apples from the orchard. My hubby picked some up at the organic fruit and produce store and I immediately wanted to make a apple pie. I made it last night, and it was mighty good!! I wanted to share my recipe with you so you have the perfect apple pie for the upcoming holidays.
The pie crust:
Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
• 1/4 cup ice water
Directions
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
The filling:
Ingredients
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie (listed above)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft and pie crust is golden.
Let cool before you cut, or it will be to runny.
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