Apple Pie Recipes
Apple Sweetheart Pie
Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust
Old Time Apple Pie
All American Apple Pie
Topsy - Turvy Apple Pie
Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie
Apple Cherry Apple Pie
Apple Butterscotch Pie
Apple Blueberry Pie
Apple Pumpkin Dutch Pie
Apple Peach Pie
Apple Cinnamon Pecan Pie
Apple Pecan Chocolate Pie
Apple Blackberry Pie
Apple Bourbon Pie
Crunchy Caramel Apple Pecan Pie
Sour Cream Apple Pie - 2
Sour Cream Apple Pie
Fried Apple Pie Recipe
Mock Apple Pie - Ritz
Mock Apple Pie
Fried Apple Pie - 3
Extra Thick Apple Pie Recipe
Lattice Apple - Peach Pie Recipe
Scrumptious Apple Pie Recipe
Apple Praline Pie Recipe
French Apple Pie Recipe
Very Merry Apple - Cranberry Pie
Sugar - Kissed Apple Pie Recipe
Apple - Maple Pie Recipe
Apple Bumble Berry Pie Recipe
Irish Apple Pie Recipe
Grandma Apple Pie Recipe
Apple Pie Bars Recipe
Lightly Whipped Cream (Crème Chantilly)
Freezing Unbaked Apple Pies
Scrumptious Apple Pie Recipe
Baking Directions
For a great combination of baking apple; use Granny Smith apples with Braeburn apples, Jonagold or Northern Spies apples with Newtown apples or all apples together. Pan size: 9 inch pie dish |
Scrumptious Apple Pie Recipe
This apple pie is a classic, from the scrumptious filling to the flaky pastry crust. It is homemade goodness at its very best.
Pastry
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening
4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
Filling
1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (8 medium)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1. In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
2. Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 20 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
3. Heat oven to 400°F. With floured rolling pin, roll one pastry round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
4. In large bowl, mix sugar, 1/4 cup flour, the cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Stir in apples until well mixed. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over filling. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1/2 inch from rim of plate.
5. Roll other round of pastry into 10-inch round. Fold into fourths and cut slits so steam can escape. Unfold top pastry over filling; trim overhanging edge 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold and roll top edge under lower edge, pressing on rim to seal; flute as desired. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
6. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Serve warm with vanilla icecream.
Nutrition Information
1 Serving: Calories 480 (Calories from Fat 260 ); Total Fat 29 g (Saturated Fat 6 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 330 mg; Total Carbohydrate 51 g (Dietary Fiber 3 g); Protein 4 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 6 %; Calcium 0%; Iron 10 % Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
