World's Best Apple Pie

World's Best Apple Pie

  Ready in : 105 mins
  Preparation time : 10 mins
  Cooking time: 50 mins

World's Best Apple Pie requires roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 724 calories, 6g of protein, and 40g of fat. For $1.05 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cinnamon, salt, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by spoonacular user maplewoodroad. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It works well as a dessert. It is an affordable recipe for fans of American food.

Ingredients

flour

flour

2.5 cups

salt

salt

1 tsp

granulated sugar

granulated sugar

1 tsp

butter

butter

1 cup

ice water

ice water

8 servings

extra butter

extra butter

8 servings

to 7 apples

to 7 apples

6

granulated sugar

granulated sugar

1 cup

flour

flour

0.25 cup

butter

butter

4 Tbsp

cinnamon

cinnamon

1.5 tsp

nutmeg

nutmeg

0.25 tsp

egg

egg

1 large

splash of cream

splash of cream

8 servings

coarse sugar

coarse sugar

8 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Apple Pie Crust Recipe

    pie crust

    pie crust

    apple

    apple

  2. 2
    To begin, simply mix together the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor. 

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    sugar

    sugar

    salt

    salt

    food processor
    food processor
  3. 3
    Next, add in the cold pieces of butter and briefly pulse a few times to mix them in, just until they’re covered with the flour mixture. 

    butter

    butter

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

  4. 4
    Lastly, gradually add the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time until it all starts to stick together without crumbling apart. 

    water

    water

  5. 5
    Separate the dough into 2 equal balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for up to an hour.

    dough

    dough

    wrap

    wrap

    plastic wrap
    plastic wrap
  6. 6
    Apple Pie Filling Recipe

    apple pie filling

    apple pie filling

  7. 7
    Place apple slices in a bowl and toss with sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

    cinnamon

    cinnamon

    nutmeg

    nutmeg

    apple

    apple

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    sugar

    sugar

    bowl
    bowl
  8. 8
    Toss everything together with your hands

  9. 9
    At this point, preheat your oven to 425℉.

    oven
    oven
  10. 10
    Rolling Out the Dough

    dough

    dough

  11. 11
    Take the dough out of the fridge after about 45 minutes. 

    dough

    dough

  12. 12
    On a lightly floured surface, working quickly, roll out one at a time and leave the other ball in the fridge, so the butter in the dough doesn’t get too warm in the meantime. 

    butter

    butter

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

  13. 13
    Putting It All Together

  14. 14
    Place the bottom crust in a lightly greased pie pan and dump all that apple-y goodness inside.

    apple

    apple

    pie form
    pie form
  15. 15
    Place a few pats of butter on top of it all and then your top crust goes on top. Slice a few steam vents on top and create whatever artistic edge you’d like on your pie crust.

    pie crust

    pie crust

    butter

    butter

  16. 16
    Brush the top with an egg wash (beat one egg and a splash of cream and brush it all over the top crust). 

    cream

    cream

    egg

    egg

  17. 17
    The final step is to cover the top of the pie with a crazy amount of coarse sugar, which you can find at a bulk spice store.

    coarse sugar

    coarse sugar

  18. 18
    Bake your apple pie for 40 to 50 minutes or until it smells so delicious you can’t take it anymore…the nose knows!

    apple

    apple

    oven
    oven
  19. 19
    Serve with ice cream or homemade whipped cream.

    whipped cream

    whipped cream

    ice cream

    ice cream