The Apple Pie Recipe So Good, It’s Bound to Become a Family Tradition!

Discover the heartwarming delight of our Apple Pie. With a tender crust and a perfect blend of apples and warm spices, it’s a timeless treat to savor with loved ones.

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This recipe is actually quite easy. The most difficult and time consuming part is simply peeling and “chipping” the apples. In no time at all you will be wowing folks with your apple pie.

If you love anything apple make sure you check out some of my other recipes like Apple Spice Muffins, Apple Dapple Cake, Apple Pinwheels With Caramel Icing, Caramel Apple Milkshake, and Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings Recipe.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

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Ingredients

• 1 Package Pilsbury Pie Crusts
• 9-10 apples two different kinds, one Granny Smith
• 1/4 Cup Apple Juice
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Corn Starch
• dash of salt
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice

How to Make Apple Pie:

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Prepare your pie crust like this

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Mix dry ingredients (corn starch, sugar, allspice, and cinnamon). Stir to blend. Exact amounts and recipe are at the bottom of this page.

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Peel all apples. Instead of slicing them, cut them in little “chips” as pictured below.

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These chips stack better for your pie and help it maintain its shape. Since you used at least two different types of apples, one being Granny Smith, you will end up with a nice pie that has some apples cooked up a bit to form a gooey good sauce and some maintaining their shape to help it hold its form.

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In separate bowl, mix apple juice, lemon juice, and vanilla. Pour over chipped apples.

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Add dry ingredients to apples and stir.

SMELL this now, its getting there! Go ahead and eat a coated apple slice!

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Spoon apples into prepared crust. You want to fill it pretty high.

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Wet your fingers and wipe around the edge of the crust before unrolling your other crust on top. Press to seal around edges.

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After you’ve sealed them together (see left side of pic), fold the edges over and crimp them with your fingers or use a fork, whichever you prefer (see right side of pic).

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Cut a few slits on the top of the apple pie with a knife. You can also use a decorative cookie cutter for this or cut a pattern…I just cut four slits. I just want my pie and by this point I’m hungry. This is gonna take another hour til its ready so…..cut slits and lets get on with it. 🙂

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Melt some butter and brush it over the crust then sprinkle a bit of sugar on top to make it even prettier!

Bake in oven at 425 for fifteen minutes.

Remove from oven and reduce heat to 375.

Cover pie in foil and cut and peel back the center so mainly the outer edges are covered. Return to oven and bake for an additional 45-55 minutes.

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Enjoy your delicious apple pie! We suggest eating with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream 🙂

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