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Apple Pie
Cool: 2 hrs
Bake: 1 hr 30 mins at 350°F
Ingredients
- Two Crust Pie Shell Helen's Two-Crust Pie Pastry)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 pounds Granny Smith or Jonathan apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices (about 6 cups)
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- Milk
- Sugar
Directions
1. Prepare and roll out Two Crust Pie Shell pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate with half of the pastry.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the 1 cup sugar, tapioca and cinnamon. Add apple slices. Gently toss until coated. Transfer apple mixture to the pastry-lined pie plate. Place butter pieces evenly spaced over filling.
3. Cut slits in remaining pastry to allow steam to escape. Place pastry on filling. Trim both overhangs to an even 1 inch all the way around. Tuck the crusts under and flute the edges. Brush the top pastry with milk and sprinkle additional sugar. To prevent overbrowning, cover edges with foil.
4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour. Remove foil. Bake about 30 minutes more or until fruit is tender, filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack at least 2 hours before serving. Makes 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cake flour or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 7 tablespoons cold water
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar
Directions
1. Helens Two-Crust Pie Pastry:In a large bowl, stir together cake flour, all-purpose flour, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and shortening until pieces are pea-size.
2. In a small bowl, stir together 6 tablespoons of the water, egg and lemon juice. Using a large fork, gently toss the flour mixture and egg mixture together. If there are any dry parts add the remaining 1 tablespoon of water and gently toss to moisten evenly (should be a mass of very large crumbs).
3. Turn crumb mixture out onto a lightly floured surface. Using your fingers, gently form a ball. Using just a bit of flour, knead 4 to 5 times to form a ball. Divide in half. Using your hands, flatten each into a disc about 1 inch thick. If necessary, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours or until easy to handle.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 disc of dough from center to edges into a circle 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate without stretching it and gently fit pastry into dish.
5. Roll remaining dough disc into a circle 12 inches in diameter. Cut slits to allow steam to escape. Place pastry on filling. Trim both overhangs to an even 1 inch all the way around. Tuck the crusts under and flute the edges. To prevent overbrowning, cover edges with foil. Bake as directed in individual recipes. Makes 2 pie crusts.
I was looking for a new holiday pie recipe, and came across this pie!!! It has been handed down for generations in my grandmothers Ohio family. We use all Granny Smith, or if in Ohio Apple country, Granny Smith and Johnathan Winesaps (even spell check hasn't heard of this one!). One family member had it as a signature dessert at their restaurant. It's fantastic, but not easy to get perfect. The sugar content of the apples is important. Glad to see it's getting the accolades it deserves!
11/9/2011 11:22:42 AM Report AbuseI used Granny Smith apples in this pie and it was fantastic. I have made many apple pies in my life, but this one was great, not watery, great flavor, would not change a thing!
12/22/2009 09:08:23 AM Report Abuse