Classic Homemade Apple Pie
Homemade sweet crust with a homemade apple pie filling
Servings 8 servings
Equipment
- OVEN
- Food Processor
Ingredients
Easy Homemade Pie Crust
- 2.5 cups All-Purpose Flour plus more for rolling
- 1 cup Unsalted very cold Butter cubed
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 8-10 Tablespoons Ice Water
Homemade Apple Pie Filling
- 4 cups Apples peeled cored and chopped I used Granny Smith
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 2 cups Water
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- ¼ cup Corn Starch
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
Instructions
Pie Crust
- Mix flour, sugar, and salt: Put flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl of a food processor and pulse 2-3 times to mix
- Add butter, half at a time, pulsing several times after each addition: Add about half of the butter to the food processor and pulse several times. Then add the rest of the butter and pulse 6 to 8 times
- Slowly add ice water and pulse until dough barely holds together, don,t add too much water
- Empty dough onto flat surface - gather into a mound and divide into 2 mounds
- Use your hands and knead each mound just enough to form each one into a disk. Do not over-knead! . You should just knead enough so that the dough holds together without cracks
- Sprinkle each disc with a little flour, wrap each one in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least one hour
- Remove the disc from refrigerator and let sit for 5-10 minutes
- Roll out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to a 11inch circle; about ⅛ of an inch thick. If sticky ,sprinkle with a little more flour
- Pre-Heat Oven 375°
- Fit into 10 inch pie pan or cut down to a 9 inch
- Crimp edges around pie pan
- Prick holes in crust bottom and sides with fork to keep from bubbling.
- Fill Crust with Apple Pie Filling - I slice ½ a stick of butter and spread on top of apples (optional) cover with top crust - crimp edges
- Beat Egg and tablespoon of water -brush on top crust sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar ,make slits in top crust for venting
- Place Pie pan on a baking sheet and bake at 375 for 20 minutes ,reduce heat to 350 and bake additional 30-45 minutes -If edges start to get too brown cover with foil
Homemade Apple Pie Filling
- Place apple slices in bowl, toss in the lemon juice to prevent browning
- In a saucepan, whisk together cornstarch and water until blended.
- Add cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg. Whisk until blended.
- Add Apples to mixture in pan
- Cook on medium low until apples are soft -5-8 minutes
- Spread into pie crust or put in refrigerator for later