Best 8 Traditional Apple Pie Recipes
Indulge in the timeless charm of homemade apple pie, a quintessential dessert that embodies comfort and nostalgia. This classic treat features a flaky, golden-brown crust encasing a medley of tender, caramelized apples, perfectly balanced with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. With two delectable recipes to choose from, you can create a traditional double-crust apple pie or a rustic, open-faced version that showcases the beautiful apple filling. Both recipes offer step-by-step instructions, ensuring success even for novice bakers. Gather your ingredients and prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds yearning for more.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
APPLE PIE I
This is my mother's apple pie. This is the recipe I use all the time and I love it. I also use a dash of nutmeg so if you wish you can put that in too.
Provided by Carol
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Prepare your pastry for a two crust pie. Wipe, quarter, core, peel, and slice apples; measure to 6 cups.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon. The amount of sugar used depends on how tart your apples are.
- Arrange apples in layers in pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle each layer with sugar and cinnamon. Dot top layer with small pieces of butter or margarine. Cover with top crust.
- Place on lowest rack in oven preheated to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes longer. Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42.2 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 128.1 mg, Sugar 28.5 g
EASY AS APPLE PIE
Steps:
- Place bottom crust in pan. Add apples, sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg. Top with butter, place top crust over and vent with a few holes poked in pastry top. Bake 375 degrees for one hour.
APPLE PIE
I remember coming home sullen one day because we'd lost a softball game. Grandma, in her wisdom, suggested, "Maybe a slice of my homemade apple pie will make you feel better." One bite, and Grandma was right. If you want to learn how to make homemade apple pie filling, this is really the only recipe you need. -Maggie Greene, Granite Falls, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine sugars, flour and spices; set aside. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss to coat. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over crust. Sprinkle with sugar. Cover edge loosely with foil. , Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 16g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 227mg sodium, Carbohydrate 67g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
AMERICAN APPLE PIE
This is the American Apple Pie.
Provided by Lori Haussy
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray deep dish pie plate with cooking spray
- Combine white sugar, light brown sugar, flour, lemon, cinnamon, and mix well. Add apples and raisins to sugar mixture; stir until fruit is well coated.
- Spoon apple mixture into pie crust. Place second piecrust on top of filling, and trim edges. Lightly glaze top of pie with a beaten egg, then sprinkled with a little sugar.
- Bake till golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Place on a wire rack, and cool 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.4 calories, Carbohydrate 58.9 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 171.3 mg, Sugar 39.8 g
OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE
Apple pie ...so American, so delicious. A true classic. Enjoy!
Provided by Arletta
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
- Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 402 calories, Carbohydrate 61.4 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 373.5 mg, Sugar 35 g
CLASSIC APPLE PIE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h20m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Peel and core the apples; slice 1/4 inch thick. Transfer to a bowl and toss with the granulated sugar and lemon juice. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the flour, cinnamon and salt and stir until the juices thicken, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. (The filling can be made up to 2 days ahead; cover and refrigerate.)
- Roll out 1 disk of dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Add the cooled filling and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- Roll out the remaining disk of dough into a 12-inch round. Lay the dough over the filling and press the two crusts together around the edges. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp with your fingers. Brush the top crust with the beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut a few slits in the top crust to let steam escape. Chill 1 hour.
- Put a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack and preheat to 425 degrees F for at least 30 minutes. Put the pie directly on the hot baking sheet and reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F; bake until the pie is golden and the filling is bubbly, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes, rotating the pie as needed. (Cover the edges with foil if they are browning too quickly.) Transfer to a rack and let cool until the filling is set, about 3 hours.
- Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, vinegar and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal. Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Sprinkle in 1/4 cup ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Pinch the dough with your fingers; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 4 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse again.
- Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pat each into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or preferably overnight, or freeze up to 2 months.
CHEF JOHN'S EASY APPLE PIE
Not your traditional apple pie, this filling is caramelized apples held together with a very glossy, just-thick-enough apple syrup.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Time 2h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and water. Bring the syrup to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar, then remove from heat.
- Unroll pie crusts, press one into a 9-inch pie dish, and place the apples into the crust. Unroll the second crust on a work surface, and cut into about 8 1-inch wide strips. Criss-cross the strips over the apples, or weave into a lattice crust. Crimp the bottom crust over the lattice strips with your fingers. Spoon caramel sauce over pie, covering lattice portion of top crust; let remaining sauce drizzle through the crust.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until the crust is golden brown, the caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 454.3 calories, Carbohydrate 56.6 g, Cholesterol 22.9 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 259.4 mg, Sugar 30.7 g
TRADITIONAL APPLE PIE
From Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" I usually don't thicken the filling for a simple apple pie, but if you want to make sure the juices don't run, add 1 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch or instant tapioca when you toss the apples with the spices. I also keep spices to a minimum, since I'd rather taste the apple; you could safely double their quantity if you like a spicy pie, and add a pinch of all spice and/or cloves if you like.
Provided by Lizzie Rodriquez
Categories Pie
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Toss together the sugars, spices, and salt. Peel and core the apples and cut them into 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices. Toss the apples with the lemon juice and the dry ingredients, adding the cornstarch or the tapioca if you want a less runny pie.
- Pile the apples into the rolled out bottom crust, making the pile higher in the center than at the edges. Dot with butter. Cover with the top crust. Decorate the edges with a fork or your fingers, using any method you choose. Refrigerate while you preheat the oven to 450.
- Place the pie on a cookie sheet and brush the top lightly with milk; sprinkle with sugar. Use a sharp paring knife to cut two or three 2 inch long vent holes in the top crust. This will allow steam to escape. Place in oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake another 40 to 50 minutes, or until the pie is golden brown. Do not underbake. Cool on the rack before serving to room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 304.2, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 255.6, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 13, Protein 2.8
Tips:
- Use a variety of apples for a more complex flavor. Some good choices include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Braeburn.
- Peel and slice the apples thinly and evenly so they cook evenly.
- Add a little lemon juice to the apples to prevent them from browning.
- Use a pastry blender or two forks to cut the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add just enough water to the dough to make it come together. The dough should be moist but not sticky.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will make it easier to work with and prevent it from shrinking in the oven.
- Roll out the dough to a 12-inch circle. If the dough is too thick, it will be difficult to fold over the apples.
- Place the apples in the center of the dough and spread them out evenly.
- Fold the edges of the dough over the apples, pleating it as you go. This will help to keep the apples from spilling out.
- Brush the top of the pie crust with milk and sprinkle it with sugar.
- Bake the pie at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-50 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the apples are tender.
Conclusion:
Apple pie is a classic American dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. With a little practice, you can make a perfect apple pie that will impress your family and friends.
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