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Meg's Apple Pie

5 from 1 vote
Delicious pie with fresh apples. Great for any season espcially in the fall and for Thanksgiving.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American Fresh
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 7-9 large apples, peeled recommend Granny Smith or other firm apples
  • 1 teas lemon juice optional, use to keep apple slices from turning brown
  • 2 - 3 tbsp flour use more if you like a thicker sauce for the filling
  • 1/4 teas ginger (optional)
  • 1/2 teas nutmeg
  • 3/4 teas cinnamon
  • 1/2 teas salt
  • 2 tbsp cold butter, cut up
  • 2 tbsp white sugar can use all brown or raw sugars
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 egg white beatened with a dash of water
  • 1 -2 tbsp milk add to apples or use to coat top crust when baking
  • 1 9 inch uncooked pie shell, top and bottom use Pillsbury rolled pie crust. Roll until thin. If using a mat, roll until the printed words can be seen faintly.

Equipment

  • Cutting board, apple peeler, knife, measuring spoons and cups, rolling pin, marble slab or pastry mat, 2 large bowls, 9 inch pie pan, small bowl, wisk or fork for beating the egg white, pastry brush

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Peel and slice washed apples. Don't nmake slices thick
  3. Dry apples on paper or cloth towel, stir with lemon juice
  4. Put apples in large bowl. Add all dry ingredients. Toss or stir to coat.
  5. Optional: add milk to the apples and toss or omit
  6. Arrange apples in a heaping pile in pie pan lined with crust. They will reduce in size.
  7. Dot top of apples with cut up butter pieces
  8. Cover with top crust or lattice
  9. If using a solid crust for the top, slit 3 or 4 short vent holes randomly. This allows the steam to escape while baking. Be careful to not cut the bottom crust.
  10. Always crimp the edges to seal the top and bottom crusts together using a fork. You can also pinch edges with your fingers to seal.
  11. Paint egg white with added dash of water beaten together on top crust for golden color.
  12. Options for browning crust Using pastry bruah coat top with milk. Or sprinkle suger and cinnamon over the top.
  13. Baked 375 degrees 45 - 60 minutes until golden! Sometimes you may need to bake a little longer. If it needs to bake more, cover with foil to keep crust from getting too dark.