World’s Greatest Apple Pie
World’s Greatest Apple Pie

World’s Greatest Apple Pie

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Rating: 10/10
Tart cooking apples which are firm and juicy make the best pies. You will need about 2 pounds for a 9" pie.

Yields1 Serving
 pastry for 9" lattice-top pie
 6 cups thinly sliced apples (6 or 7 tart apples)
 1 cup sugar (depending upon tartness of the apples)
 1 tsp cinnamon
 dash each of nutmeg and salt
 2 tbsp butter or margarine
1

If apples lack tartness, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; mix with sliced apples. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry; fill with apple mixture. Dot with butter or margarine.

2

To make basket lattice top, cut 18 strips 3/4" wide with pastry wheel. Weave lattice on baking sheet generously sprinkled with sugar. Tilt baking sheet over far edge of filled pie and slide lattice onto filling. Trim and seal edge.

3

Sprinkle top with sugar. Fold strip of foil or pie tape around rim of crust, covering fluted edge. (This keeps juices in pie and guards against boil-over and over-browning.) Bake in hot oven (400°F) 45 minutes or till apples are done. Serve pie slightly warm.

Ingredients

 pastry for 9" lattice-top pie
 6 cups thinly sliced apples (6 or 7 tart apples)
 1 cup sugar (depending upon tartness of the apples)
 1 tsp cinnamon
 dash each of nutmeg and salt
 2 tbsp butter or margarine

Directions

1

If apples lack tartness, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; mix with sliced apples. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry; fill with apple mixture. Dot with butter or margarine.

2

To make basket lattice top, cut 18 strips 3/4" wide with pastry wheel. Weave lattice on baking sheet generously sprinkled with sugar. Tilt baking sheet over far edge of filled pie and slide lattice onto filling. Trim and seal edge.

3

Sprinkle top with sugar. Fold strip of foil or pie tape around rim of crust, covering fluted edge. (This keeps juices in pie and guards against boil-over and over-browning.) Bake in hot oven (400°F) 45 minutes or till apples are done. Serve pie slightly warm.

World’s Greatest Apple Pie