An easy apple pie recipe with warm spices, granny smith apples, and an all-butter crust
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword all butter pie crust recipe, easy apple pie recipe, fall pie crust design, granny smith apple pie filling recipe, how to make apple pie, pie crust decoration
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour40minutes
Servings6servings
Ingredients
Filling
6granny smith applespeeled, cored, and sliced
zest of one lemon
1/3cupsugar
1/4cupbrown sugar
2teaspoonscinnamon
1/2teaspoonNutmeg
1/2teaspoonclove
1teaspoonsea salt
1tablespoonflour
Crust
1/4teaspoonsea salt
1 1/2cupcold buttercut into cubes
3cupsflour
2tablespoonscold water
1egg yolkoptional
Instructions
For crust: Mix sea salt, butter, and flour together in a large bowl with your hands or pulse in a food processor--until a coarse meal forms. Add cold water and continue to work with hands or pulse until dough forms. Separate into two equal pieces, form each piece into the shape of a hockey puck, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes or more.
Meanwhile, mix all filling ingredients and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Once chilled, roll out pie crusts on a floured surface. Press bottom crust into a 9-inch pie pan then add filling. Place top crust over filling, press edges, and cut away any that hangs over edge of pan. Roll these scraps together to make your decoration.
Brush with egg yolk, if desired, then tent with a piece of foil to prevent crust from burning. Bake for about an hour.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least an hour before cutting.