Apple Pie Recipe

Apple Pie

My favorite pie is apple pie, and my dad and I make this every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We used to make the pie crusts from scratch (and by we I mean my dad would make the crust and I would help lattice and eat the extras).  I cheat and use store bought crusts because for some reason I haven’t mastered pie crusts yet (one of these days I will).  This is the recipe I like best.  It uses brown sugar instead of granulated sugar, and I love the flavor of it.  I hope you enjoy as well.

Yields: 1 9” apple pie

Ingredients:

• 2 pie crusts
• 6-7 cups of apples, sliced
• ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon, ground
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 F
• Lay one pie crust in a 9” pie pan.  Poke holes with a fork to prevent air bubbles.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon.  Mix well.

• Pour apple mixture into pie pan.  Dot with butter.
• Top with second pie crust (I lattice mine)

• (Optional) Brush top crust with an egg wash (egg white mixed with 1 Tbsp of water)
• Shield pie with aluminum foil
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, until apples are cooked.