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Apple Pie
Flaky crust, spiced fruit filling
Ingredients
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- Crust: 2½ cups flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup cold butter cubed, ½ cup ice water
- Filling: 3 lbs mixed apples, ¾ cup sugar, 2 tbsp flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, 2 tbsp butter
- 1 egg + 1 tbsp water for egg wash
Instructions
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- Crust: Pulse flour, sugar, salt. Add butter, pulse to pea-sized. Drizzle ice water, pulse until dough forms. Divide, flatten, chill 1 hour.
- Peel, core, slice apples. Toss with sugar, flour, spices.
- Roll one disk to 12 inches. Fit into pie plate.
- Add filling. Dot with butter.
- Roll second disk. Place over filling. Trim, crimp edges. Cut vents.
- Brush with egg wash. Chill .
- Bake at 425°F for . Reduce to 375°F, bake 40-50 more until golden and bubbling.
- Cool 2 hours before slicing.
Notes
- Mix apple varieties for balance.
- Cold butter = flaky crust.
- Must cool or filling will run.
Serious Eats / Stella Parks (BraveTart tested)