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    Easy Apple Pie

    Apr 10, 2023 · Leave a Comment

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    This delicious and easy Apple Pie is served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! It is sweet, full of apples and spice, and simple to throw together. This will easily become one of your favorite recipes.

    Apple Pie with a side of apples.
    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🧾 Ingredients
    • 🍳 How to Make
    • 🍽Equipment
    • 📖Substitutions
    • 🥄Variations
    • 🍶Storing
    • 💭Top Tips
    • ❔FAQs

    If you love discovering new desserts for your family to try, then make sure to check out our Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake and our Homemade Apple Crisp.

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    Talk about a nostalgic dessert! This recipe is one for the books and will have you hooked on the first bite thanks to the soft and sweet apples combined with a crumbly crust. This is also:

    • Simple to make
    • Served with ice cream!

    🧾 Ingredients

    You fill find a complete list of ingredients and the required measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

    • Flour
    • Salt
    • Vegetable shortening
    • Water
    • Apples
    • Sugar
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • Butter

    🍳 How to Make

    At the bottom of the post, in the printable recipe card, you will find step-by-step instructions.

    Step 1. Set the oven. Add the pie crust ingredients into a large bowl and combine with ice water until a dough forms. Place into the fridge to chill. Prepare the apples and combine them. Take the dough out and portion it into 2 pieces. Roll into a 9-inch pie and place into a line pie pan.

    Step 2. Add in the filling and place the top crust on top and crimp. Slice the top with a knife and add butter to each slit. Cover the sides with foil to prevent browning.

    Step 3. Place in a 450 degrees oven for 10 minutes. Turn down the oven and bake for an additional 35-40 minutes. Take it out and allow it to cool. Top with ice cream and enjoy!

    Hint: You can grease the pie pan with nonstick baking spray or butter. You can also line it with parchment paper for easy removal.

    🍽Equipment

    • 9-inch pie pan - You can use a glass pie dish or buy aluminum pie pans.
    • pie plate
    • large bowl
    • hand mixer
    • knife
    • cutting board
    • rolling pin
    • foil or pie crust shield

    📖Substitutions

    • Store-bought pie crust
    • Sea salt works just as well as kosher.
    • Canned apple pie filling - works just as well.

    🥄Variations

    You can use some of the options below to make the recipe your own.

    • I love using Granny Smith apples, but any baking apples will work.
    • You can also use a mixture of baking apples.
    • Switch out the apples to chocolate and make a chocolate pie.
    • You can use strawberries.
    • Or make a delicious pumpkin pie.

    🍶Storing

    If you have any leftovers, place them in an airtight container and leave it on the counter for up to three days.

    Refrigerator Storage: Follow the storage instructions to store the recipe for up to a week in the fridge.

    Freezer Storage: Follow the storage instructions to store the recipe for up to 3 months in the freezer.

    Reheat: You can heat this up in the oven or reheat it in the microwave. This also tastes perfectly delicious at room temperature.

    Apple Pie on a white plate.

    💭Top Tips

    • The store-bought pie crust will go quicker than homemade, but homemade is so much better!
    • Make sure when measuring out the flour, that you scoop it out with a spoon and level it with a knife.

    ❔FAQs

    What are the best apples to use for Apple Pie?

    I personally love using granny smith apples, but gala or pink lady apples will work just as well.

    Can I make this apple pie into mini pies?

    Yes! You can just portion the filling and pie crust into smaller portions for mini pie pans or muffin tins.

    How to make a deep-dish apple pie?

    To make a deep dish pie, double the filling ingredients and roll out the bottom crust to a 12-13 inch diameter.

    Need to change the number of servings? You can click on the number of servings and change the number. This will adjust the ingredient measurements to what you need. 

    If you love this recipe, come back and give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    A slice of the recipe with another slice behind it.
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    Apple Pie
    Prep Time
    20 mins
    Cook Time
    50 mins
    Chilling dough
    30 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 40 mins
     

    This delicious and easy Apple Pie is served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! It is sweet, full of apples and spice, and simple to throw together. This will easily become one of your favorite recipes.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Apple Pie, Apples, Pie
    Servings: 8 slices
    Ingredients
    Pie Crust Ingredients:
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour scooped with a spoon and leveled with a knife
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1¼ cups vegetable shortening
    • 7-12 tablespoons water ice-cold
    Pie Filling Ingredients:
    • 6 cups baking apples peeled and sliced
    • ⅔ cup white granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 4 or 5 pieces
    Instructions
    1. Move the top oven rack to the center position of your oven.

    2. Preheat your oven to 450℉

    Pie Crust
    1. In a large bowl, add in the flour, salt, and vegetable shortening. Then mix together with a hand mixer. Slowly add in the ice-cold water until you can form a ball and the dough binds.

    2. Place the bowl in the fridge and let it chill for approximately 30 minutes.

    Apple Pie Filling
    1. In another large bowl, add in the sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss gently to combine everything together.

    2. Then remove the bowl of pie dough from the fridge and divide into 2 even sections.

    3. Lay one of the dough balls on a lightly floured surface. Then roll each ball out into a 10-to-11-inch diameter if making a 9-inch pie.

    4. Line the pie pan with one of the crusts. Then top the crust with the apple pie filling. Then layer on the top crust and crimp the edges all around the pie pan.

    5. Next, cut 4 or 5 vents into the top crust with a sharp knife. Then place a small chunk of butter into each vented hole.

    6. Either cover the edges of the pie with a pie crust shield or pieces of aluminum foil

    7. Place the pie into the oven and bake at 450℉ for 10 minutes. Then REDUCE the temperature down to 350℉ and continue baking the pie for 35 - 40 minutes.

    8. Once the pie is done, remove from the oven and cool for a minimum of 15 minutes. Slice, serve, and top with some Vanilla No Churn Ice Cream.

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