Mama's Delicious & Easy Apple Pie
This homemade apple pie is a favorite in our home and is perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 458kcal
Ingredients
Pie Crusts
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅓ cup shortening
- 8 tablespoon butter cold and cut into tbsp
- 10 tablespoon water ice cold
Pie Filling
Top of Pie Crust
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
Pie Crusts
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening and butter until butter is broken down into small bits.
- Add in water, 2 tablespoon at a time until no longer crumbly.
- Work crust with hands and roll into a ball.
- Separate into 2 balls, one larger than the other. The larger will be the bottom crust.
- Flatten out balls into a circular shape and place in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Pie Filling
- Slice roughly 8 apples into thin slices. (8 cups)
- Combine all dry ingredients and pour over apples.
- Mix apples and sugar mixture well to combine. Set Aside.
Apple Pie
- Take pie crusts out of the fridge and roll thinly and place in pie dish.
- Pour apple filling into pie crust and even out.
- Roll out second pie crust and cut into strips if desired. Place over pie filling.
- Brush melted butter over top of the pie crust and sprinkle with sugar.
- Place aluminum foil around edges of pie and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil from pie and bake for another 10-20 minutes or until the top of the pie is golden brown.
- Let cool before slicing.
Notes
This pie tastes scrumptious warm and is nice with a scoop or two of ice cream. Enjoy!
Store leftovers in the fridge!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 72.3g | Protein: 3.9g | Fat: 18.9g | Saturated Fat: 5.8g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 303mg | Fiber: 6.4g | Sugar: 40.2g
