what is your BEST recipe for apple pie?

Question

I am looking for a pie that deals with granny smith apples. I have the dough already made. Anything you can offer, other than peeling and de-coring the apple, I would greatly appreciate it!

Answer 1

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

"This was my grandmother's apple pie recipe. I have never seen another one quite like it. It will always be my favorite and has won me several first place prizes in local competitions. I hope it becomes one of your favorites as well!"

Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch pie.

INGREDIENTS:
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Answer 2

I hate all pie though I make over 50 flavors...

My husband's favorite is the apple, sooo simple :

7 cups apples peeled and diced small

1/2 c. orange juice

1 cup flour

1/2 white sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 T. cinnamon

1/2 t. nutmeg

dash of salt

1/2 c. butter

Put the apples in your raw pie shell. Mix all the other ingredients together till resemble a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle this over the apples and bake 375* for 45 -60 minutes.

Answer 3

Shredded Apple Pie
1 9inch Pie shell, frozen, unbaked
3 Granny Smith apples, approx.
Lemon Juice
1/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg, beaten

Grate enough peeled apples to fill the pie crust. Sprinkle lemon
juice over the apples. Melt margarine and combine with sugar, vanilla, and egg. Mix well and pour over apples. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 40-45 minutes or until pie is set. Top with vanilla ice cream

Answer 4

The Ultimate Caramel Apple Pie

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_21942,00.html

Answer 5

The Perfect Apple Pie
2-1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
5 to 7 Tbsp. ice cold water
6 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples, such a Granny Smith (about 4 large apples)
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice (optional)

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.


ADD water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, mixing lightly with fork until flour mixture is evenly moistened and clings together when pressed into a ball. Divide dough in half; shape each into 1/2 in. thick round. Wrap each dough round in plastic wrap; refrigerate 10 to 15 min.


MEANWHILE, toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice in large bowl; set aside. Place 1 dough round between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap; roll out dough with rolling pin to flatten slightly, working from centre of dough to the edge. Turn over; continue rolling until dough round is about 2 in. larger than diameter of inverted 9-in. pie plate.


PEEL off top piece of plastic wrap; invert dough into pie plate. Peel off remaining piece of plastic wrap: press dough evenly onto bottom and up side of pie plate, being careful not to stretch the dough. Trim any excess dough hanging over edge of pie plate with sharp knife or kitchen scissors; reserve trimmings.


FILL with apple mixture; set aside. Roll out remaining dough as directed; place over filling. Trim top crust about 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate. Fold edge of top crust under edge of bottom crust; pinch edges together to form a ridge. Flute edge. Cut several slits near centre of pie to allow steam to escape. Bake 45 to 50 min. or until juices form bubbles that burst slowly. Cool.

How To Flute Edge of Crust
Flute (to finish) edge by using 2 fingers to press a V-shape into the crust edge. This will look like a wave or ruffle design when finished. Or, pinch and slightly twist the pastry as you move around the pie to create a rope design.