Sunday, October 12, 2008

Emily's Famous Apple Pie

I was looking for a very traditional apple pie recipe that would be very easy. This one is absolutely scrumptious! The Perfect all American Dessert!

Thank you: submitted by HBIC to Allrecipes.com
"This is the easiest apple pie in the world to make. I like to use fresh Granny Smith apples. For special occasions I make a lattice top for this all-American treat!"

PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 45 Min READY IN 1 Hr
Original recipe yield 1 - 10 inch pie

INGREDIENTS:

* 2/3 cup white sugar
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
* 8 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and sliced

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a small bowl stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and cloves.
3. Place one of the pie shells into a 10 inch pie pan. Put 1/2 of the sliced apples into the shell and sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over them. Top with the remaining apples and the remaining sugar mixture.
4. Cover apples with the top crust. Press edges with the tines of a fork to seal and poke holes in the top with a knife. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

1 Critiques:

1384 n said...

This was good, but I would layer the apples with the cinnamon mixture a little more. It was a little to thick in some areas. On the bright side my guests asked if I bought the pie at Marie Calenders. I proudly said "nope. I made it" It was pretty good!