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Apple Pie Recipe

This homemade apple pie recipe is so cozy and homey! Fresh, warm, and made from scratch, it's the ideal dessert.
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 slices
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)
  • Pie Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 15 grams
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
  • 6-8 apples peeled and sliced
  • 2 homemade pie crusts (click for recipe!)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 28 grams, cubed (¼ stick)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Combine the sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a large bowl until well-mixed.
    1 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    sugar, flour, and cinnamon mixed in a small glass bowl.
  • Add the apples, tossing until well coated (I used about 6 apples for my pie plate and only about ¾ of the sugar mixture).
    6-8 apples
    sliced apples tossed with cinnamon-sugar in a glass bowl.
  • Line a pie pan with one of the pie crusts. Pour the sugar-coated apples into the pie pan. Dot with cubes of butter.
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 homemade pie crusts
    a pie crust filled with sliced apples dotted with cubes of butter.
  • Place the second crust on top of apples and butter and seal. Cut a few slits for steam to escape on top layer of crust.
    apple pie covered with a top crust with a braid detail.
  • Spread a small amount of milk on top of the pastry (I use a fork; when I use a spoon the pastry gets soggy), then sprinkle the pie with leftover sugar. This will give the pie a warm and brown look on top.
    sugar sprinkled over apple pie covered with a top crust with a braid detail.
  • Bake for 50 minutes. I would put a cookie sheet a rack lower in the oven in case juices overflow your pie plate.
    a baked homemade apple pie in a pie pan.
  • Let pie cool, then slice and serve.

Video

Notes

Storage: Store homemade apple pie in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 162IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg