her-best apple pie

Name: Her-Best Apple Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 - 9 inch double crust pie pastry, prepared pie crust works fine; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 4 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 1/4 cup(s) apple cider; 1/2 cup(s) white sugar; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 8-10 - apples, peeled cored and sliced. (i use cortland)

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Gail Herbest

Bangor, ME

Updated on Oct 26, 2010

This is my version of apple pie. It has a buttery apple cider sauce that is poured over it before baking.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method ---

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - 9 inch double crust pie pastry, prepared pie crust works fine
1/2 cup butter
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons vanilla
8-10 - apples, peeled cored and sliced. (i use cortland)

How To Make her-best apple pie

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan. stir in flour to form thin paste. add cider, white and brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes
Step 3

Place the bottom crust in your pie pan and fill with apples mound slightly, slowly pour simmered cider mixture over the top of the apples and cover with Top crust, Brush top with egg wash and sprinkle lightly with a little white sugar. make small slits in top crust to allow steam to escape
Step 4

Bake in preheated oven 50-60 minutes or until crust is golden and apples soft
Step 5

I let the syrup simmer while I am slicing the apples I set the timer for 10 minutes, if I am still slicing the apples I just remove the syrup from the heat.
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