Easy Apple Pie with Flaky Crust
Apple pie is my favorite pie of all time. This easy apple pie recipe has a nice homemade buttery flaky crust and is super easy to make. Serve it up with some ice cream and caramel sauce and it is pure heaven with every bite. If I can do it, you can do it. Let's get baking!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 363kcal
Equipment
- 9-inch pie pan
- Bowls
- Cutting board
- rolling pin
- Wooden spoon
- Fork
- Pastry blender
- Knives
- Plastic wrap
- Apple Corer/Peeler (optional)
Ingredients
Flaky Crust
- (1) 9-inch pie Pastry Crust (double recipe for top and bottom)
- 1 1/4 cups of All-purpose/plain flour 150g
- 1/2 cup of chilled butter - cubed 115g
- 1/4 cup of cold water 60ml
- 1 tsp. of sugar 4g
- 1/4 tsp. of salt 1g
Filling
- 6 to 7 Medium Tart Apples Granny Smith
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar 65g
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar packed (50g)
- 1/4 cup of all-purpose/plain flour 30g
- 1 Tbsp. of cornstarch 8g
- 1/2 tsp. of nutmeg 2g
- 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon 2g
- 3 Tbsp. of butter 45g
Instructions
- Begin by making the pie crust. This recipe is for one 9-inch pie crust. If you would like a top and bottom, double it. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar with a whisk.
- Cut the butter into cubes and then cut it into the flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork, until well combined. The result will resemble coarse sand and the color will be slightly blonde.
- Add the water a little at a time and mix it in with the fork. Once all the water has been incorporated, use your hands and knead the dough until it comes together. Then form it into a disc and cover it with plastic wrap. Place it in the fridge and allow it to chill for at least an hour.
- After the pie dough crust has chilled, it is time to prepare the apples. Preheat the oven to 400 F/205 C. Wash, peel, and core the apples. Then slice them into small chunks and place them in a large bowl. If you like lemon flavor pour on up to 1 tbsp. of lemon juice.
- In a small bowl mix together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, and cinnamon with a whisk. Next, pour it over the apples and stir until the apples are evenly covered.
- Roll out the pie crust dough on a floured surface into a large circle until it is about 2 inches larger than the pan and about 1/8th of an inch thick. You can flip the pan over and place it on the dough. There should be roughly 2 inches extra dough all around it. Place the dough in the pan and gently press it down.
- Pour in all of the apple fillings, piling it high. Then roll out the other piece of dough and lay it on top. Crimp/seal the edges of the pie with a fork. Then cut the excess off. Poke holes in the top with a fork to allow steam to vent.
- Bake the apple pie in the oven, middle rack position, for 40 to 50 minutes until it is golden brown on top. Check it after 30 minutes, if it is getting too brown on the edges, add some aluminum foil.
- After the pie is done baking, allow it to cool for 30 minutes to an hour before serving. Enjoy!
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