- Level
- easy
- Prep Time
- 45 mins
- Cooking Time
- 2 h 55 m
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- Dough (see note)
- 2 cups
- unbleached all-purpose flour
- 300 g
- 1 tbsp
- sugar
- ½ tsp
- salt
- 1 cup
- cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 225 g
- 3 tbsp
- ice water
- 45 ml
- 1 tbsp
- lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
- 15 ml
- Egg Wash
- 1
- egg yolk
- 1 tbsp
- milk
- 15 ml
- Apple Filling
- ½ cup
- brown sugar
- 105 g
- ¼ cup
- cornstarch
- 35 g
- ½ tsp
- ground cinnamon
- 4
- Cortland apples, peeled, cored and each cut into 12 wedges
- 4
- McIntosh apples, peeled, cored and each cut into 12 wedges
- 2 tbsp
- unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp
- lemon juice
- 15 ml
Directions
- Step 1
- Dough In a food processor, blend the flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and pulse a few times, until it forms pea-sized pieces. Add the water and lemon juice. Pulse just until the dough starts coming together. Remove the dough from the food processor and shape into two discs with your hands. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Step 2
- Egg Wash Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the egg yolk and milk with a fork. Refrigerate until ready to bake the pie.
- Step 3
- Apple Filling With the rack in the lowest position, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Step 4
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add the apples, butter and lemon juice. Mix well. Set aside.
- Step 5
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each disc of dough until 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. Line the bottom of a 9-inch (23 cm) glass pie plate with one circle of dough. Make incisions in the second dough.
- Step 6
- Spread the apple filling out in the bottom crust. With a pastry brush, cover the edge of the crust with some of the egg wash.
- Step 7
- Cover the pie with the top crust. Remove any excess dough as needed. Fold the edge of the top crust under the bottom crust and seal together. Using a pastry brush, cover the top of the pie with the egg wash.
- Step 8
- Bake for 55 minutes or until the crust is nicely browned. Let cool for 1 hour before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Tips
To save time, you can use store-bought pie dough.
