Homemade Apple Pie
This Homemade Apple Pie brings the comforting flavors of fall together in a classic dessert with a buttery crust and warm spiced filling. Perfect for family dinners or holiday tables.
Servings 8
Calories 458kcal
Equipment
- Pie bird , optional but fun!
Ingredients
For the crust
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup well chilled Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening
- 4-8 tablespoons ice cold water
Apple Pie Filling
- 8 cups sliced apples , about 6 large apples
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon Juice
Instructions
- Blend flour and salt in mixing bowl. Cut chilled shortening into cubes into flour mixture using pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea sized pieces remaining.
- Sprinkle 4 Tablespoons of water over mixture and stir with a fork. Add more water by the Tablespoon until dough holds together. It takes about 6-8 Tablespoons for me.
- Divide dough in two with one ball slightly larger than the other. At this point, place both balls of dough back in mixing bowl covered with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- While dough is chilling, make apple pie filling. Place apples in large bowl. Stir sugar, spices, cornstarch, and lemon juice into apples. set aside.
- Pre-heat oven to 375℉.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and place larger ball of dough onto floured surface. Using floured rolling pin roll dough into a circle until about 2″ wider than the pie plate.
- Ease bottom crust into pie plate and trim evenly around plate.
- Pour apple filling into bottom pie crust. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter and cover.
- Roll top pie crust, lift onto filled pie. Trim dough with ¾″ overhang; fold top edge under bottom crust. Press edges together and flute. Cut slits in top crust. Cover crust edges with pie guard or aluminum foil
- Bake for 1 hour, until pie is golden brown.
- Serve warm or room temperature with homemade whipped topping
Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 3g | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 2mg | Net Carbohydrates: 65g
