Five-Star Apple Pie
Ingredients
- 5 cups thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (, about 4 medium) ⓘ
- 1 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/4 cup water ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/4 cup flour ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons sugar ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine apples, brown sugar, water and lemon juice in a pot.
- Cover and cook over medium heat about five minutes or until the apples are just tender.
- Mix flour, granulated sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt and stir into apple mixture.
- Cook, stirring constantly until the syrup thickens- about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare pastry.
- Turn the apple mixture into the pastry-lined pie pan.
- Cover with top crust with slits in it; seal and flute.
- Cover the top of the pie with a 2-3 inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during the last 15 minutes of baking.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
863
kcal
43% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).