“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” ~Jane Austen
There really is nothing like the smell of an apple pie baking in the oven. The house fills with a warm aroma of apples and spices, and bids anyone who enters, “Welcome!”
If you are looking for the perfect apple pie, you can stop searching. Here it is!
INGREDIENTS:
2 Your favorite 9” deep dish pie crust
FILLING:
7 cups Apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 tbsp Lemon juice
1 cup Sugar
¼ cup All-purpose flour
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
2 tbsp Butter
1 Egg
Sprinkle Sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Roll out pie crust to 1/8” thickness and about 12” round.
Wrap around rolling pin to transfer to 9” deep dish pie plate.
Dock with a fork a few times.
Put apples and lemon juice in large mixing bowl and gently toss.
Add sugar, flour and spices and gently toss again so apples are evenly coated.
Transfer to pie plate.
Dot pieces of butter on top of apples.
Roll out pie dough for top crust.
Place top crust on pie, trim to about ½” overhang, fold excess around bottom crust edge and pinch edges together to seal.
With a paring knife, make a few slits in top of crust to allow heat to escape while baking.
Beat egg and brush over top of pie.
Sprinkle lightly and evenly with sugar.
Place pie on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper just in case the filling spills over.
Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and continue baking for 45 minutes or until crust is golden and the filling is bubbly.
