pioneer woman flat apple pie w/perfect crust

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148 Pinches
Granite City, IL
Updated on Jul 27, 2012

This is the BEST apple pie evah! Note: Pioneer Woman (aka Ree Drummond, my culinary hero) adds a homemade caramel sauce to drizzle over the top - sounds awesome, but the pie has been so delicious just by itself I've never tried it. I have, however, tried it ala mode w/vanilla bean ice cream & it was over the top deeeeelish!

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Ingredients

  • 5 - granny smith apples, peeled & sliced
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • - juice of 1/2 lemon
  • PERFECT PIE CRUST
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks cold butter
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 - egg
  • 5 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons butter

How To Make pioneer woman flat apple pie w/perfect crust

  • Step 1
    For pie crust, combine flour & salt in a large bowl. Add in butter & shortening. Using pastry cutter work butter & shortening into flour until it looks like tiny pebbles.
  • Step 2
    Lightly beat egg w/fork & add to mixture. Next add in water & vinegar. Stir mixture together til just combined & remove 1/2 the dough from bowl. Yields dough for 2 crusts.
  • Step 3
    Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, stir together apples, sugars, flour, salt & lemon juice.
  • Step 4
    With a rolling pin begin rolling out pie crusts into large circles. Roll the dough from the center outward. With a spatula lift the dough & carefully place the circles onto large baking sheets.
  • Step 5
    Place 1/2 the apple mixture on one crust & 1/2 on the other crust. Fold over edges of crust so it covers 2-3 inches of the apple mixture. Dot the tops of pies w/chunks of butter.
  • Step 6
    Bake til filling is golden & bubbly, about 30-40 minutes. Cover edges with foil if browning too quickly.
  • Step 7
    Allow to cool slightly, then slice into wedges with a pizza cutter.

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