Apple Pie
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.
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
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Move the top oven rack to the center position of your oven.
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Preheat your oven to 450℉
Pie Crust
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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.
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Place the bowl in the fridge and let it chill for approximately 30 minutes.
Apple Pie Filling
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In another large bowl, add in the sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss gently to combine everything together.
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Then remove the bowl of pie dough from the fridge and divide into 2 even sections.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Either cover the edges of the pie with a pie crust shield or pieces of aluminum foil
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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.
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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.