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    Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie

    September 27, 2012 by Laureen King 36 Comments

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    Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie recipe starts with an ultra flaky made from scratch pie crust, then filled with fresh apples in sweet cinnamon filling. The best apple pie you will ever eat! via @artandthekitch
    Nothing beats the taste of Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie with an amazingly flaky crust and delicious apple cinnamon filling.
    Slice of apple pie on decorative plate with gold plated fork.
    Autumn - what a beautiful season full of vibrant colours.  As a kid growing up in Saskatchewan it was a busy time, as this was harvest time. We grew an enormous garden at my Grandparents farm as well as one in town; everything to keep a family well fed for the winter. After a hard days work, my Grandma would make a fantastic dinner, followed by her famous Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie.
    Apple pie with golden flaky crust on checkered cloth with basket of apples in background.

    My apples have been picked and its time to make some good old homemade apple pie. I may never come close to my Grandma's delicious baking which was all done in her old wood burning stove. It was incredible how Grandma could bake bread, cakes, and pies in her wood burning oven. How did she know the temperature things were baking at?

    Apple pie with golden flaky crust on checkered cloth with cinnamon sticks and basket of apples in background.

    Slice of apple pie on decorative plate with gold plated fork.

    Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie

    Laureen King
    My Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie recipe with an amazingly flaky crust and delicious apple cinnamon filling.
    3.81 from 77 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Total Time 2 hrs
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 454 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • For Filling
    • 8-10 apples peeled and sliced
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
    • 2 tbsp Minute tapioca
    • For Pie Crust
    • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 ½ tsp sugar
    • ½ cup butter chilled
    • ½ cup lard chilled
    • 5-7 tbsp ice cold water

    Instructions
     

    • For the Pie Crust
    • Mix together flour, 1 ½ tsp. sugar and 1 tsp. salt.
    • Using pastry blender, blend together chilled butter, lard and flour until crumbly (pea size chunks).
    • Start by blending 4 tablespoons of ice cold water into the flour/butter/lard mixture.
    • Add more water a tablespoon at a time until mixed and dough sticks together when pressed. Don't make too wet, just enough water to have dough come together.
    • DO not overmix or your pie crust will be tough.
    • Divide in half, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
    • While dough is chilling, in large bowl toss together apple slices, white and brown sugar, tapioca and cinnamon.
    • Roll out pie dough to make two crusts that cover pie plate with about an inch excess.
    • Place one in bottom of pie plate.
    • Pile high with apple mix, cover with other pie crust, seal edges, cut slits for venting.
    • Sprinkle top with white sugar and cinnamon.
    • Bake 350 for about 1 - 11/2 hours until top is golden brown. Cover edge with a pie shield or foil if edge starts to brown too much while baking.

    Notes

    Make sure your butter, lard and water are well chilled before starting!!
    Use more or less sugar depending on how tart your apples are.
    Put foil on bottom of oven in case pie leaks, change out tin foil if needed.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 454kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 398mgPotassium: 259mgFiber: 5gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 565IUVitamin C: 9.2mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 2.2mg
    Keyword apple pie, flaky pie crust
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Slice of apple pie on decorative plate with gold plated fork.

    Some other great pie recipes to enjoy! No Bake Triple Layer Pumpkin Pie and No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

    Apple pie with golden flaky crust on checkered cloth with basket of apples in background.
    Slice of apple pie on decorative plate with gold plated fork.
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    Comments

    1. Laureen

      September 29, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks Michelle, I picked a lot of nice sized apples off my tree this year, so I need some more apple recipes, got any good ones?

      Reply
    2. Virtual Paul

      October 01, 2012 at 5:36 pm

      Wow looks delish! I am so going to make this lol. BTW, I am your newest blog folower.

      Reply
    3. Laureen

      October 01, 2012 at 11:03 pm

      Thanks for the follow, checked out your blog and followed you back

      Reply
    4. Sheri Johnson

      February 03, 2013 at 5:20 pm

      Looks wonderful. New Superbowl tradition.

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        February 03, 2013 at 5:28 pm

        That's a great Sheri, we always need another reason to bake up an apple pie!

        Reply
    5. Unknown

      March 28, 2013 at 2:32 pm

      This looks absolutely delicious! I will attempt this recipe and make it for my family on Easter! 🙂

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        March 28, 2013 at 7:01 pm

        Apple pie will be an awesome Easter dessert for your family!

        Reply
    6. J Goff

      April 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm

      What kind of apples did you use?

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        April 21, 2013 at 11:25 pm

        Hi J , the apples I used came off my very own apple tree that was a special graft of tree, so not sure variety but they are very similar to a macintosh apple.

        Reply
      • Michelle R. Taylor -Franklin

        March 03, 2019 at 7:38 pm

        I used Granny Smith Apple's from Washington State! They are a little sharpness because of the tart apples, I prefer them. ~It cuts the sweetness and goes perfect with a little vanilla ice-cream!!!~

        Reply
    7. Anonymous

      September 29, 2013 at 4:39 pm

      Making this today just scared about making the crust. Never made one before

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        September 30, 2013 at 9:05 pm

        The crust is simple to make, just don't overwork the dough. I've always had a problem with my pie dripping as I bake it, then burning to bottom of oven, so make sure you have tin foil (fold to make sure it has edges so drips don't just run off) and replace with new foil if it starts to burn on and smoke.

        Reply
    8. Anonymous

      September 28, 2014 at 3:40 pm

      I WANT TO USE MAC APPLES, WILL THEY WORK FOR APIE?

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        September 28, 2014 at 3:49 pm

        McIntosh apples are perfect! one of my favourite apples for baked desserts.

        Reply
    9. Anonymous

      October 19, 2014 at 1:41 pm

      looks delicious gonna make on today, ty
      BTW i live in McIntosh country in upstate New York Several apple orchards around me

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        October 20, 2014 at 2:37 pm

        You are so lucky, one of my favourite apples are McIntosh!

        Reply
    10. edie

      November 22, 2015 at 1:27 pm

      How do you keep the bottom pie crust from becoming soggy??

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        November 22, 2015 at 1:58 pm

        Hey Edie, I find that varies with type of apples used. I actually don't mind bottom crust being a bit soggy, but if you don't you can always toss a tablespoon of minute tapioca or flour with the apples before filling pie crust. I will add that to recipe instructions.

        Reply
      • Nancy Fowler

        December 22, 2018 at 1:32 pm

        I was told to prebake the bottom crust at least halfway and the crust won't be soggy. It was from the baking show on tv

        Reply
        • Laureen King

          December 22, 2018 at 8:20 pm

          Hi Nancy, I've been baking this pie for over 20 years and never prebaked the crust. Adding the minute tapioca helps thicken the juice from the apples, but who knows maybe its a trick I will try next time I make pie!

          Reply
    11. Rebecca Reamey

      October 17, 2018 at 6:17 pm

      What could I use instead of tapioca?

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        October 21, 2018 at 6:46 am

        you can use a tsp go cornstarch Rebecca

        Reply
    12. Rosetta Archie

      July 08, 2019 at 6:08 am

      This 🍎Apple ie is absolutely the closest to my dear Grandma 's Apple pie ever, 😋delicious with that Old fashion taste!

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        July 08, 2019 at 4:49 pm

        Thank you kindly Rosetta, it is so nice to have recipes that remind us of our Grandma's great cooking.

        Reply

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