Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

apple pie

Recipe by
Stormy Stewart
Mio, MI

Although I love baking, pie is my least favorite dessert and so I never make it. However I had some tart apples and figured I would give it a go. This is my first. It was strictly from memory of my mother making them when I was young. It turned out amazingly good.

yield 1 pie
prep time 25 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For apple pie

  • 6
    tart apples, cored, skinned and cut in slices
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2/3 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp
    nut meg
  • 1/3 c
    raisins
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 pkg
    double pie shell rolls in the diary section. (i know my limits, can't do crusts)
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    sugar (for over crust

How To Make apple pie

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl add the water and raisins to plump, set aside. Once you have chopped up the apples, drain the raisins. in a large bowl toss 3/4 cup sugar and spices together, then add apples and raisins to coat evenly with sugar mix.
  • 2
    Roll out pie shells and in a sprayed pie pan place the bottom crust. Top with all the apple mixture. spread out to evenly line pan. top with the other crust and crimp edges and cut a design to allow steam to escape. top with remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and bake for 50 minutes in a 375 degree oven.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT