Favorite Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| 3 pounds tart apples | ||
| All purpose flour | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Standard Pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie, unbaked | ||
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Cream or undiluted evaporated milk | ||
Directions
Put sugar, water, and salt in large skillet; cover and heat until sugar begins to dissolve.
Peel and core apples; cut into eighths.
Drop enough pieces of apple into sugar syrup to cover bottom of skillet; cook gently until just tender, leaving cover on until apples begin to get tender; remove apple pieces carefully to flat pan or tray.
Continue until all are done.
Thicken syrup with flour mixed with a little water; there should be about 1/3 cup thickened syrup; cool.
Roll pastry 1/8 inch thick for 2-crust pie and line deep 9-inch pie pan.
Fill with apples; cover with thickened syrup and top with cinnamon and butter.
Moisten edge of crust; cover with top crust, which has been slit for steam to escape.
Crimp edges firmly.
Brush top with cream for glaze.
Bake in preheated very hot oven (450°F.) for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to hot (400°F.) and bake for 25 minutes longer, or until apples are well done and crust is golden.
Peel and core apples; cut into eighths.
Drop enough pieces of apple into sugar syrup to cover bottom of skillet; cook gently until just tender, leaving cover on until apples begin to get tender; remove apple pieces carefully to flat pan or tray.
Continue until all are done.
Thicken syrup with flour mixed with a little water; there should be about 1/3 cup thickened syrup; cool.
Roll pastry 1/8 inch thick for 2-crust pie and line deep 9-inch pie pan.
Fill with apples; cover with thickened syrup and top with cinnamon and butter.
Moisten edge of crust; cover with top crust, which has been slit for steam to escape.
Crimp edges firmly.
Brush top with cream for glaze.
Bake in preheated very hot oven (450°F.) for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to hot (400°F.) and bake for 25 minutes longer, or until apples are well done and crust is golden.
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