Apple Pie Recipe
A classic all-American apple pie recipe with a very buttery, flaky crust and a cinnamon-spiced homemade apple filling.
Apples are in full force already here in Upstate NY and I have a classic apple pie recipe for you today to share my love!!
This weekend my girlfriends and I went apple picking. It’s become a tradition since we all moved up here for school a few years ago. Luckily it was the perfect fall day and it was great to walk through the orchard in the crisp breeze. I left the orchard with 15 pounds of apples, fresh apple cider, and some warm apple cider donuts! And what better way to start using my apples than a classic apple pie recipe. After all, it’s the first official day of fall!
The apple pie recipe I used is from one of my favorite bloggers, Sally of Sally’s Baking Addiction. I make a lot of her recipes in my kitchen and they always turn out great. If you haven’t checked out her blog, you need to ASAP. Check out her cookies while you are there, you will find at least a dozen that you can’t live without. Oh, she also has her first cookbook coming out next spring. It’s now ready for pre-order and it’s one that you would want to grace your shelves. I know I’m excited to get my hands on it.
Back to the pie. The original recipe is salted caramel apple pie…a great combination of course. But my phone talking during salted caramel making lead to burnt caramel sauce, and no one wants burnt caramel in their pie. So I changed course, adapted the recipe, and made an all-American classic apple pie instead. I am so happy I did because this pie is amazing!
Starting with a very buttery, flaky crust that is made with a combination of butter and shortening. Nothing really beats that and the crust is just so good.
The crust is filled with a simple apple filling. the apples are spiced lightly with cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg and cloves, with lemon juice bringing everything together.
The filling bakes up perfectly in the crust and remains juicy.
If you are looking for a classic apple pie recipe, look no further. This recipe is going to bring back all those comforting feelings we love about apple pie. I hope you try it!
With all the apples in my kitchen, be prepared for more apple recipes in the coming weeks. Whether you plan on apple picking or grabbing a few pounds from the grocery store, you will want to make this pie!!
Happy fall baking!
Yield: 1 9-inch pie
Apple Pie
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
1 hour
Total Time
2 hours 40 minutes
Ingredients
For Pie Crust:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- ¾ cup vegetable shortening, chilled
For Filling:
- 3 pounds apples, cored, peeled and thinly sliced (I like using a mix of Granny Smith, Lady Red and Honeycrisp. Use any varieties you like)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour or cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Coarse sugar for topping
Instructions
- Prepare ½ cup ice-cold water and keep in the fridge. In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt. Add in the butter and pulse for 30 seconds. Add in the shortening and pulse until the mixture looks like a coarse meal.
- Sprinkle about 6 tablespoons cold water over the mixture and pulse until the dough comes together in clumps. If dry, add a little bit more water (1 tablespoon at a time) until the dough comes together.
- Remove dough from the processor and bring it together. Divide dough into two equal disks and wrap each in plastic wrap. Chill for at least an hour or overnight. The dough can be made up to 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.
- When ready to bake the pie, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll, out one chilled dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle. Transfer dough to a 9 x 2-inch pie dish. Smooth the sides and bottom and cut off overhangs. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a large bowl toss the apples with the sugar, flour. spices, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix until flour is fully incorporated. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
- Fill the chilled crust with the apple mixture, making sure to pile the apples tight and high in the middle. Roll out the second dough similarly into a 12-inch circle and carefully place over the apple filling. Tuck in the edges or decorate as desired.
- Brush the top of the pie with egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and cut slits on top of the pie to allow steam out. Place the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue baking for another 40-50 minutes until the crust is golden. A small knife inserted in the middle should come out almost clean. If pie edges are browning too fast, cover pie loosely with foil.
- Allow pie to cool completely before serving.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
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Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Cholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g
Your pie looks really yummy! You have so many apples now, I bet you will get to make all kinds of apple desserts!
Thanks Shamene. I’m going to need lots of apple inspiration to use them all.
This is a beautiful pie! I love it when apples are in season! 🙂 You should do an apple week!!
What a great idea!! I totally should. Will see if I can bake a storm this coming weekend and line up some posts. Thanks for the idea 🙂
YUM! I’m so happy it is officially Fall.
I love apple pie so much. Bring on the apple recipes! I have almost 30 pounds I need to use up 🙂 I made a salted caramel apple tart (will be posting soon) this weekend that was over the top.
Ooooo I can’t wait for you to post your tart. I was thinking of making a salted caramel tart too but didn’t have a recipe.
Zainab, your apple pie looks great! Such a flaky, buttery, perfectly-golden crust! I’m always on the lookout for a great pastry recipe, so I’ll have to give Sally’s pie crust recipe a try. Yum! And your apple picking sounds like so much fun. My husband and I are hoping to go in two weeks and I can’t wait!
You should try her recipe indeed. I like that she used both butter and shortening and this made the crust extra flaky! I can’t wait to see your apple creations from your apple trip 🙂
Just mouthwatering…looks delicious!
Thanks!
Your pie looks amazing! And what a perfect way to spend a fall day – I’m so jealous of your apple haul!
Thanks Cate. I was thinking of your baked donuts..might need to adapt it to use my apples.
I definitely need to get a trip to go apple picking on my agenda. It’s so much fun! And then you get to bake apple pie…which is even more fun! Yours is beautiful!
Thanks Joanne! Apple picking is fun. Hope you make it 🙂
Picking apples sounds like so much fun! All those apples and cider; talk about getting ready for fall baking! Kudos to you for trying Sally’s pie, I thought it looked so good. I love good ol’ traditional apple pie, though, and this is no exception. Mmm, my mouth is watering. Pinned!
Thanks Mary Frances or sharing on Pinterest!
Holy cow, I am drooling like a crazy person! This looks awesome. I love picking apples and I especially love fresh apple cider donuts. Fall is totally the best, especially the baking.
Thanks Amy. I need to try making apple cider donuts. They are my favorite 🙂
Dear Zainab, This pie looks like perfection. A beautiful way to kick off the fall baking season. You have inspired me to bake one soon!
Apple picking is so much fun…I just love the fall!
Blessings, Catherine xo
Thanks Catherine!
Yay for apple picking this weekend! Looks like you had a lot of fun! And 15 pounds of apples!! I can’t wait to see what else you make with them. And aren’t apple cider donuts the best? That is one of my favorite parts of apple picking!
I know…15 was a little too much. I went over board lol! I need to make some apple cider donuts!!
This looks so amazing!! You know it’s gotta be good if it’s something that Sally has made before. I’m so excited about her book 🙂 Your cake turned out wonderfully and it sounds delish. I must make it if I find the time! x
Love her recipes!! Her book is going to be so delicious 🙂
I have burnt caramel a number of times….still have yet to perfect it! But this pie looks delicious! Only recently have I started to enjoy pies, I don’t know what was wrong with my younger self!
Me too!! See I’ve made two or three good batches but I always get carried away or distracted while making caramel and I have more burnt caramel up my sleeves. PS: So glad you enjoy pies now!!
Your pie looks wonderful! And how fun that you got to go apple picking! I’m looking for a place to go apple picking here in Maryland too, I can’t wait to go! Looks like lots of fun! 🙂 Happy Fall!
Didn’t know you lived in Maryland! I go down there all the time because most of my family in the US live there. I hope you find a place to apple pick..it’s so much fun!
Perfect timing for my future apple picking trip! I cannot wait to sink my teeth into this pie!
Thanks Pamela!! I love me some apple pie too.
I could really go for some apple pie right now 🙂
Wish I had some to share 🙂
nothing can ever beat a good apple pie…it never seems to amuse and your version looks just the best way of having this dessert on a cold night….pie looks gorgeous 🙂
I know…a slice of apple pie sure does make any cold night warmer! Thanks!
Yay for a fun apple picking excursion! 🙂 This pie is absolute perfection!
Thanks Jennifer!
we just went apple picking too:) so much fun,and I LOVE a good apple pie
Yum!! Apple pie is a favorite in our house. Your pictures are beautiful!! Thanks for linking up to Wake Up Wednesdays! Pinned!!
Thanks Meghan for sharing!
We are over run with apples at the moment. This is tempting.
Me too! I have too many to even begin to think what to do with all of it. But this pie sure helped.
Gorgeous apple pie, girl! Lovely photos, too. Apple picking is THE BEST. Going this weekend to an orchard nearby. Cannot wait to bake some apple goodness. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Thank you so much Stacy. It means a lot to me! I hope you have fun this weekend apple baking!
Yum yum I love apple pie! Apple picking is so fun, stopping in from Show Stoper Saturday 🙂
Thanks Emily!!
Great looking pie. I’ve never gotten my top to look that good. Think we might be going apple picking this weekend 🙂 Hello from Sharefest
Thanks for stopping by! I love your photography 🙂
Thank you for sharing. I LOVE Apple Pie, but haven’t tried it before with lemon zest. I always appreciate when people make their crust from scratch {it’s too easy not to}. If you’re ever looking for new recipes to try or DIY ideas, I’d love for you to visit me at Domestic Femme.
Sarah thank you for stopping by!! It took me a long time to be brave enough to try homemade crust and now I can’t go back. I am always looking for new DIY and I just saw your wreath transformation. Love it!
OMG! Apple pie is my all time favorite!!! and your apple pie looks DELICIOUS!!!!! I’m getting hungry now!
Thanks dear!!
I must say, this is a pretty looking apple pie, Zainab! Pinning. (=
That pastry looks so tender and yummy. Great looking pie. I love using freshly picked apples, they have that special sweetend scent that grocery store apples don’t.
Such a beautiful Pie!!
We have wonderful apples all-year-round, and I love baking with them
Apple pie moonshine.. Maybe?