Thursday, July 8, 2010

Best Apple Pie

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople
(All Recipes, revised)


Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 1 Hour

Ready In: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

(I only used 6 apples)


Directions:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar,cinnamon, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.


Place the bottom crust in your pan. (Brush the bottom crust with an egg white wash to keep it from soaking up the pie filling.) Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Pour 2/3 of the syrup mixture over the apples. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the remaining sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.


Bake at 350 for about an hour, until apples are soft.


This had perfect texture & flavor, and the syrupy lattice on top added a wonderful crunch. So Yummy! Enjoy warm with vanilla ice cream! When making the syrup, a few people suggested adding a tsp or so of cornstarch just to thicken it a little more. I did this the first time, but I'm not completely sure it was necessary. However, if you plan on eating it straight out of the oven this would probably be a good idea.


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