The Best Old Fashioned Apple Pie Recipe For Fall Food

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pate brisee into two 1/8-inch-thick circles to a diameter slightly larger than that of an 11-inch plate. Press one pastry circle into the pie plate. Place the other circle on waxed paper, and cover with plastic wrap. Chill all pastry until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, lemon zest and juice, spices, and flour. Toss well. Spoon apples into pie pan. Dot with butter, and cover with remaining pastry circle. Cut several steam vents across top. Seal by crimping edges as desired. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake until crust is brown and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour. Let cool on wire rack before serving.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Pare, core and slice apples 1/4" thick and toss with lemon juice to keep from turning dark.
• Note: 20oz is a kind of apple and the best I have found for this recipe.
• Blend sugars, flour and spices.
• Toss sugar mixture together with apples and mix.
• Pile apples into unbaked pie shell and dot with butter; Add top crust and score top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and sugar.
• Grate in butter and Crisco tossing flour regularly.
• Rub mixture with hands until crumbly.
• Sprinkle with ice water and mix with spatula (DO NOT OVERMIX).
• Divide into 2 balls and flatten into 4" discs, wrap and chill for 20 minutes before rolling out (or freeze for later use).
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Mix sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg and coat apples well.
• Mound coated apples into bottom of the unbaked pie shell.
• Place lid onto pie shell and make some decorative slits for steam to escape.
• Glaze with egg white and sugar.
• Wrap a strip of tin foil around the edge of the pie (leaving the top open, this is just to stop the crust from burning) and bake at 425° for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and reduce oven temperature to 375° and bake for another 30 minutes or until pie is a deep golden brown.
• Let cool to room temperature, and reheat if desired. (pie will be runny if it's eaten while it's hot from the oven, but not if it's reheated once it's cooled).