homemade apple pie

Name: homemade apple pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 hr 5 min
Total time: 2 hr 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp salt; 2 sticks (16 tbsp) cold unsalted butter, cubed; ½ cup cold water; 8 medium apples, peeled + thinly sliced; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; ¼ tsp nutmeg; 2 tsp lemon juice; pinch of salt; egg wash, for brushing; vanilla ice cream, for serving

we're making the crust too

prep: 30 min
cook: 1 hr 5 min
total: 2 hr 35 min
serves: 8

homemade apple pie with flaky all-butter crust and cinnamon apple filling

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intro

apple pie season 🍎🥧

ingredients

crust

2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 sticks (16 tbsp) cold unsalted butter, cubed
½ cup cold water

filling

8 medium apples, peeled + thinly sliced
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 tsp lemon juice
pinch of salt

for assembly

egg wash, for brushing
vanilla ice cream, for serving

let's make it

01
in a large bowl, mix together flour + salt for the pie crust
02
add the cold cubed butter and use two butter knives or your fingers to work it into the flour until the mixture is crumbly with pebble-sized pieces of butter
03
gradually add the cold water, mixing until the dough just comes together. use your hands to form it into a ball
04
divide the dough into 2 equal halves, wrap + refrigerate for at least 1 hour
05
while the dough chills, add apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice + salt to a Dutch oven. mix, then cook over medium-low heat for ~15 minutes, stirring occasionally. remove from heat and let cool slightly
06
preheat oven to 400°F
07
roll out one half of the chilled dough and fit it into a pie dish for the bottom crust
08
spoon the apple filling into the prepared crust
09
roll out the second half of the dough and arrange over the filling. seal + crimp the edges and cut a few vents in the top
10
lightly brush the crust with egg wash
11
bake at 400°F for ~50 minutes, until the crust is deeply golden and the filling is bubbling
12
let cool before slicing, then serve with vanilla ice cream