Apple Hills Old Fashioned Apple Pie Recipes

APPLE HILLS OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Prepare crust recipe and chill for one hour.
• While crust is chilling bring apple juice, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg and cornstarch to a boil until thick, stirring constantly.
• Add lemon juice and butter. Save a little sauce to brush top of baked pie.
• Toss with sliced apples, reserving tablespoon of sauce to brush on crust as pie comes from oven.
• Roll out bottom crust, leaving a 1 inch overhang.
• Fill pie.
• Roll out top crust and place on top.
• Trim to 1/2-inch overhang.
• Crimp together and flute edge.
• Remember, the more time you spend preparing the crust, the less spillage you are apt to have.
• Use a knife to cut slits in crust for air vents.
• Brush crust with milk; sprinkle with tablespoon of sugar and dash of cinnamon.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour, or until a knife can be inserted into pie smoothly.
• Brush with the tablespoon of reserved sauce.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425*.
• Peel, core, and thinly slice apples.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• add sugar mixture and lemon juice to apples tossing gently to combine.
• mound apple mixture into crust.
• press down gently.
• Fold the edges of the top crust under the bottom crust; crimping edges.
• In a small bowl whisk together egg and cold water; set aside.
• Bake pie for 20 minute
• Reduce oven temp to 375* and bake another 30 minute.
• Brush top of crust with egg mix and bake another 10 minute.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pate brisee into two 1/8-inch-thick circles to a diameter slightly larger than that of an 11-inch plate. Press one pastry circle into the pie plate. Place the other circle on waxed paper, and cover with plastic wrap. Chill all pastry until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, lemon zest and juice, spices, and flour. Toss well. Spoon apples into pie pan. Dot with butter, and cover with remaining pastry circle. Cut several steam vents across top. Seal by crimping edges as desired. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake until crust is brown and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour. Let cool on wire rack before serving.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Pare, core and slice apples 1/4" thick and toss with lemon juice to keep from turning dark.
• Note: 20oz is a kind of apple and the best I have found for this recipe.
• Blend sugars, flour and spices.
• Toss sugar mixture together with apples and mix.
• Pile apples into unbaked pie shell and dot with butter; Add top crust and score top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then 350 degrees for 45 minutes.