Apple Pie

By jiafei

8 Person

285 Minutes

0 Calories

Whether you're on team pie or team cake, it's hard to deny that apple pie is an American classic. Every fall, we turn to our recipe because we think it's, well, pretty perfect. Our basic pie crust is just the right amount of flaky and—most importantly—easy to work with. But if you don't feel like making your own, you can swap in store-bought for the bottom crust and the lattice.

Ingredients

Fulling

Coarse sugar, for sprinkling
1 Egg, beaten
2 tbsp. Unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tbsp. All-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
2/3 tbsp. Granulated sugar
2 tbsp. Freshly-squeezed lemon juice
3 1/2 pounds Assorted apples

Crust

8 tbsp. Ice water
1 tbsp. Apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
2 tbsp. Granulated sugar
1 cup Butter, cut into 1/2" pieces
3 cups All-purpose flour

Method

01

Make the crust: Place flour and butter into the freezer for 30 minutes before starting the crust process. In a large food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse until pea-sized and some slightly larger pieces form. With the machine running, add vinegar, then ice water into the feed tube, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough starts to come together and is moist but not wet and sticky (test by squeezing some with your fingers). The mixture will be crumbly.
02

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, form into 2 equal size balls, and flatten into disks (making sure there are no/minimal cracks). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until dough is very cold, at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
03

Preheat oven to 425℉ with a large baking sheet on the middle rack and lightly grease a 9”-x-1.5” pie dish with cooking spray. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disc of dough into a 12” circle. Drape over the pie dish and gently press to fit (don’t stretch). Refrigerate 30 minutes or freeze 10 minutes.
04

Make the filling: In a large bowl, toss apple slices with lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt until well combined. Transfer apple mixture into the crust-lined pie dish. Dot all over with butter.
05

Roll out the second disc of dough into a 12” circle and drape over apple filling, trim edges to 1”, tuck overhang up and over itself, and crimp edges. Brush with egg wash and make six 2” slots in the center. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
06

Place pie onto the preheated baking sheet and bake 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 375℉ and bake until golden and bubbly, 40 minutes more. (If edges begin to look dark, cover with foil.)
07

Let cool on a wire rack at least 2 hours before serving.

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Apple Pie

3.5

( By jiafei )

01 Information

Grade medium
Serving 8 servings
Prep Time 45 Mins
Cook Time 240 Mins
Total Time 285 Mins

02 Ingredients

Fulling

Coarse sugar, for sprinkling

1 Egg, beaten

2 tbsp. Unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

1/4 tsp. Kosher salt

1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract

1 tsp. Cinnamon

2 tbsp. All-purpose flour, plus more for rolling

2/3 tbsp. Granulated sugar

2 tbsp. Freshly-squeezed lemon juice

3 1/2 pounds Assorted apples

Crust

8 tbsp. Ice water

1 tbsp. Apple cider vinegar

1/2 tsp. Kosher salt

2 tbsp. Granulated sugar

1 cup Butter, cut into 1/2" pieces

3 cups All-purpose flour

03 Method

Step 1

Make the crust: Place flour and butter into the freezer for 30 minutes before starting the crust process. In a large food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse until pea-sized and some slightly larger pieces form. With the machine running, add vinegar, then ice water into the feed tube, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough starts to come together and is moist but not wet and sticky (test by squeezing some with your fingers). The mixture will be crumbly.

Step 2

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, form into 2 equal size balls, and flatten into disks (making sure there are no/minimal cracks). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until dough is very cold, at least 2 hours or up to overnight.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 425℉ with a large baking sheet on the middle rack and lightly grease a 9”-x-1.5” pie dish with cooking spray. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disc of dough into a 12” circle. Drape over the pie dish and gently press to fit (don’t stretch). Refrigerate 30 minutes or freeze 10 minutes.

Step 4

Make the filling: In a large bowl, toss apple slices with lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt until well combined. Transfer apple mixture into the crust-lined pie dish. Dot all over with butter.

Step 5

Roll out the second disc of dough into a 12” circle and drape over apple filling, trim edges to 1”, tuck overhang up and over itself, and crimp edges. Brush with egg wash and make six 2” slots in the center. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Step 6

Place pie onto the preheated baking sheet and bake 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 375℉ and bake until golden and bubbly, 40 minutes more. (If edges begin to look dark, cover with foil.)

Step 7

Let cool on a wire rack at least 2 hours before serving.

04 Author