old fashioned cider apple pie

Name: Old Fashioned Cider Apple Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package(s) double crust refrigerated pie dough; 1/2 pound(s) dried apples; 3 cup(s) apple cider (see note); 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg, freshly grated; 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter

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Lori L (JostLori)

San Diego

Updated on Sep 20, 2021

This recipe is really, really old fashioned, and dates back to a family that came on the Mayflower. Or so it's said. Recipe courtesy of Janet Clark. Be sure to use the cider that's in the refrigerated section of the grocery, not the bottled stuff that's full of sugar.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 package double crust refrigerated pie dough
1/2 pound dried apples
3 cups apple cider (see note)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

How To Make old fashioned cider apple pie

Step 1

Prepare a pie tin according to the pie dough directions, lining the bottom of the tin.

Step 2

Place the apples and cider in a pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the apples are soft and plump, about 20 minutes.
Step 3

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Step 4

Add the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. stir to combine, and continue cooking for 10 more minutes. The apples should absorb most of the liquid. Pour the apples into the pie shell. Dot with pieces of the butter.
Step 5

Roll out the second crust. Cut into lattice strips, either plain or with a ruffled edge. Weave the strips over the apple filling to form a lattice.
Step 6

Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
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