How to Make Homemade Apple Pie

Tis the season! Making homemade pie crust can be tough at first, but practice makes perfect. Try this recipe for apple pie, a cozy autumn staple!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PIE FILLING:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 5-6 apples, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter cut up
• PIE CRUST
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4-6 tablespoons cold water
• rolling pin
• extra flour for rolling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugars and flour, add sliced apples, butter and corn syrup. Mix well, set aside.

2. Mix ingredients for pie crust in large bowl. Knead together with your hands (it works better than a spatula). After well combined, split the dough in half. Set one half aside. On a floured surface, roll out the dough. If you have trouble rolling, add more flour. After rolled to a little bigger than pie dish size, place dough into bottom of pie dish.

3. Spoon pie filling into pie dish. Roll out the remaining dough and place over the pie dish. Flute the edges of the pie crust. Slice a few small slits into the top of the dough to vent during baking.

4. Bake pie for about 45-60 minutes. Let cool (about 2 hrs at least). Serve with vanilla ice cream!

[leanan]

on 10/13/2008 I have never been brave enough to try and make a homemade apple pie, I think I just might have the nerve now ;) Thanks! 5*

[GreenMomma]

on 10/1/2008 Seriously, I wish I had this recipe last week! My pie was awful!