Description
Indulge in the comforting aroma of a freshly baked homemade apple pie with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for any occasion, this classic dessert will win over hearts with its buttery crust and flavorful apple filling.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 6–8 tablespoons ice water
Filling:
- 6 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples (such as Granny Smith and Honeycrisp)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Additional:
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (optional, for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Dough: In a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Cut in cold cubed butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, until dough comes together. Divide, shape into discs, wrap, and chill.
- Filling: Preheat oven. Combine apples, sugars, flour, spices, and lemon juice. Roll out dough, fit into pie dish, add filling, dot with butter, cover with second dough, crimp edges, cut slits, brush with egg, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake until golden and bubbling. Cool before slicing.
Notes
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
