Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie

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

Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple pie, flaky pie crust

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 1 30

Total Time: 2

Servings:

Calories: 454kcal

Author: Laureen King

My Grandma's Old Fashioned Apple Pie recipe with an amazingly flaky crust and delicious apple cinnamon filling.

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Ingredients

Apple Filling

8-10 apples peeled and sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoon Minute tapioca

Pie Crust

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup butter chilled
1/2 cup lard chilled
5-7 tablespoons ice cold water
2 teaspoons cream

Instructions

Pie Crust

Mix together flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Using a 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 mixture.
Add more water a tablespoon at a time until mixed and dough sticks together when pressed. Do not make it too wet, just enough water to have the dough come together.
DO not over-mix the dough or your pie crust will be tough.
Divide in half, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Apple Filling

While the dough is chilling, in a large bowl toss together apple slices, white and brown sugar, tapioca and cinnamon.
Roll out pie dough to make two crusts that cover the pie plate with about an inch excess.
Place one crust in the bottom of the pie pan.
Pile high with apple filling, cover with the other pie crust. Pinch together the crusts to seal the edges.
Brush the top of the crust with a bit of cream.
Sprinkle top with white sugar and cinnamon.
Cut slits in the crust to vent the pie as it bakes
Bake in the oven on the middle rack at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour The top should be golden brown.
Cover the edge with a pie shield or foil if the 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. Place foil or a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven in case the pie bubbles over.

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