Best Apple Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons whiskey or vanilla extract
• 2 (9-inch) unbaked pie crusts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Prepare pie crust and put bottom layer of crust into a 9-inch pie pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4. Place sliced apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with the sugar mixture.
5. Toss mixture until apples are completely coated.
6. Spoon apples into the pie crust.
7. Dot the apples with butter or margarine and sprinkle the whiskey/vanilla on top.
8. Put on the top layer pie crust and crimp closed.
9. Make several slits in top of crust to vent.
10. Bake for 10 minutes.
11. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 40 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 7 1/2 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 (9-inch) unbaked pie crusts
• 1 egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Spray a deep dish pie pan with cooking spray.
3. In a bowl, combine white sugar, light brown sugar, flour, lemon, cinnamon; mix well.
4. Add the apples and raisins. Stir until well coated.
5. Spoon apple mixture into the pie crust.
6. Place second layer of crust on top of filling.
7. Seal the edges.
8. Beat the egg and lightly glaze top of pie crust with egg mixture.
9. Sprinkle a little sugar on top.
10. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
11. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 oz. butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust

Streusel Topping

• 1 1/3 tablespoon dry milk
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/4 pound light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 2 tablespoons hard butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and apple pie spice.
3. Add dry mixture to apples and toss to coat apples well.
4. Add in the melted butter and lemon juice; stir well.
5. Spoon apple mixture into pie shell.
6. To make streusel topping, combine dry milk, flour, apple pie spice and brown sugar in a bowl.
7. Cut hard butter into mixture with a fork; mix until well combined.
8. Sprinkle topping over pie filling until completely covered.
9. Bake 10 minutes.
10. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 25 minutes.
11. Serve with ice cream or cheese.

Ingredients

• 18 cups apples, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 10 cups water

Directions

1. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and set aside.
2. Pour water into a Dutch oven over medium heat.
3. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
4. Add to water, stir well and bring to a boil.
5. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
6. Add in the apples and return pot to a boil.
7. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender (about 6 to 8 minutes).
8. Cool for 30 minutes.
9. Ladle filling into five freezer containers, leave 1/2-inch space at the top.
10. Cool at room temperature for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
11. Seal containers and freeze.

Pie filling can be stored in freezer for up to 12 months.