Saturday, January 29, 2011

Easy Apple Pie


Source: Gregg, via this site


Ingredients:
2 9 inch pie crusts, one for the top and one for the bottom (Gregg is the official crust maker and he uses his mom's oil pastry recipe)
1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
dash salt
2 Tablespoons butter
6 cups apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (We used 5 medium-sized Galas and it worked perfectly)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F. Mix sugar, cinnamon, flour, nutmeg and salt. Stir in apples. (We have found that sort of tossing/mixing with your hands and then pouring from one bowl to the next is the best way to get it all mixed.) Place pie into crust. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust and slit evenly to let steam escape. Seal the top crust to the bottom by pinching the edges together. Cover edge of crust with a 2-3" strip of aluminum foil. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until crust is brown and juices begin to bubble through top. (We baked for 30 minutes, then removed the foil and finished baking for 10 more minutes.)

Notes:
Gregg loves pie. And this apple pie has yet to let him (or me) down. He's the crust maker. I've started helping out by prepping the apples. I like to think we make a good team. :)

1 comment:

  1. My mouth is watering! I LOVE pie as well and would rather have a piece of hot fruit pie with a dab of ice cream than most anyhting else in the dessert kingdom. Thanks for sharing!

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