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Homemade Apple Pie

Making homemade apple pie is an absolute flex and this is the best way to make it.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Rest time40 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, butter, dessert, homemade, pie

Equipment

  • 10 inch pie dish

Ingredients

Apple filling

  • 2.5 lbs honey crisp apples (cubed)
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2.5 tbsp corn starch
  • ⅓ cup water

Pie crust

  • 400 g flour
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300 g cold butter
  • ½ cup cold water

For topping

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ice cream

Instructions

Filling

  • Dice up your apples into ½ inch cubes. You can also cut them into slice if you like.
    2.5 lbs honey crisp apples
  • Add butter into a medium heat pan and add the apples along with brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt.
    3 tbsp butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt
  • Mix together corn starch and water, then add that into the pan as well. Let this cook for about 10 minutes until the apples have softened and the sauce is very thick. If the mixture is still too watery, add more corn starch to thicken.
    2.5 tbsp corn starch, ⅓ cup water
  • Let it cool completely in the fridge.

Pie dough

  • In a bowl add four, sugar, and salt. Mix with a whisk until combined.
    400 g flour, 1.5 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt
  • Grate in your cold butter, mix together with the flour then add ice water.
    300 g cold butter, ½ cup cold water
  • Continue to press into the dough until you form a rough rough. It should NOT look smooth.
  • Split the dough in half, wrap each piece in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Pie assembly

  • Take out one half of the dough dust your work surface and roll it out into a 12 inch diameter. It should be ¼ inch in thickness as well.
  • Lay the dough over your pie dish and press it in. There should still be some excess dough hanging off, this is fine.
  • Add your chilled pie filling on top of your first layer of dough.
  • Roll out your second half of pie dough into a 12 inch square then cut into 1 inch strips. You should be left with 10 strips.
  • To make the lattice, you want to lay down 5 strips on top of the pie, all going the same direction. Then fold every other strip back wards and lay down a strip perpendicular to the ones already set. Fold the strips back down on top of the the perpendicular laying strip. Then repeat with the strips you haven't folded back yet until the entire pie is covered.
  • Pinch off excess dough hanging off the edge of the pie dish.
  • Brush with egg wash and sprinkle sugar on top.
    1 tbsp sugar, 1 large egg
  • Bake at 370F for 45-50 minutes and enjoy with ice cream
    ice cream