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Homemade Apple Pie

This homemade apple pie recipe features a buttery, flaky crust, packed with sweetened apples and baked until golden.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple pie from scratch, apple pie recipe, homemade apple pie
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Lisa Bass

Ingredients

Einkorn Pie Crust

  • 2 1/2 cups einkorn all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup frozen unsalted butter
  • 6-7 tablespoons ice water

Apple Pie Filling

  • 3/4 cup organic sugar
  • 2 tablespoons einkorn flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • zest and juice from 1/2 a lemon
  • 6 cups thinly sliced apples
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Make The Pie Crust

  • Stir flour and salt together.
  • Grate frozen butter.
  • Cut butter into flour and salt with a dough blender.
  • Add ice water until dough comes together.
  • Turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and pack it into a ball.
  • Cut the dough in half and flatten it into two discs (one larger for the bottom crust and one smaller for the lattice).
  • Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Put The Apple Pie Filling Together

  • Slice the apples thinly.
  • Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and apples in a medium bowl. 

Put It All Together

  • Roll the dough out to 12 inches in diameter, transfer the dough to the 9" glass pie dish, gently fit it in, trim any excess dough.
  • Add apple mixture to the bottom crust and dot with butter. 
  • Roll remaining half of pie crust dough to 12 inches in diameter and place it on top of the apple filling. Trim around the outside edges.
  • Roll bottom crust edge over top crust and flute the edges with your fingers.  
  • Brush lightly with milk; sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes at 425.

Notes

  • Get the right tools. A food processor makes making pie dough super easy. You can also use a pastry blender. 
  • Pick the right apples. Not every apple is great for baking. Check out my recommendations below.
  • Use your favorite pie crust for this recipe. I prefer my einkorn or sourdough pie crust.
  • For the top crust of the pie, you can slice or poke it however you like. I like just making a few slices, but you could easily make a lattice crust. You could even use cookie cutters to cut out the dough and make a pretty arrangement. 
  • Make sure to brush the crust with milk or egg wash and sprinkle the top with sugar to give it that golden color and a little sweet crunch.
  • If while baking the edges start to get too brown before you can wrap them in tin foil and then place back into the oven to finish baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 627IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg