joy of cooking apple pie recipe

Apple Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 recipe pie crust
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 6 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Line a 9-inch pie dish with the pie crust.
3. In a bowl, mix together the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
4. Layer the apples in the pie crust, sprinkling each layer with the sugar mixture and adding a few pieces of butter on top. Continue to layer the apples and sugar mixture, finishing with a layer of apples on top.
5. Cover with a second pie crust, trimming the edges and crimping the sides to seal the pie.
6. Cut 4 or 5 decorative slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
7. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.

The Best Apple Pie Recipe

This classic recipe yields a pie that is perfectly sweet, spiced, and filled with tender, juicy apples. The key to achieving the best apple pie is using a combination of tart and sweet apples to create a complex, delicious flavor profile. This recipe does just that, using six cups of thinly sliced apples that are coated in a blend of sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt before being layered into a buttery pastry crust.

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• ¼ to ½ cup ice water
• 6 cups mixed tart and sweet apples (such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Braeburn), thinly sliced
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 egg, beaten

Instructions:

1. Make the crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse sand with pea-sized clumps of butter. Gradually add the ice water, a few tablespoons at a time, and mix until the dough comes together in a cohesive ball. Divide the dough in half, shape each half into a flat disc, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill the dough for at least 1 hour before rolling out.
2. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
3. Make the filling: In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
4. Roll out the first disc of dough into a 12-inch round and transfer it to a 9-inch pie dish. Trim the edges and prick the bottom of the crust with a fork.
5. Layer the apples in the pie crust, sprinkling each layer with the sugar mixture and adding a few pieces of butter on top. Continue to layer the apples and sugar mixture, finishing with a layer of apples on top.
6. Roll out the second disc of dough into a 12-inch round and cover the top of the pie. Trim the edges and crimp the sides to seal the pie. Cut 4 or 5 decorative slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
7. Brush the top of the pie with the beaten egg.
8. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.

Enjoy your delicious homemade apple pie!