Brown Sugar Apple Pie
Sliced apples tossed in brown sugar and spices, baked under a flaky butter crust until golden and bubbling.
Equipment
- Food processor
- Nine inch pie dish
- Rolling Pin
- Rimmed Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 cup sliced apples half Granny Smith, half Braeburn, peeled
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp salt for the filling
- 2 cup all purpose flour plus 1/2 cup more
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt for the crust
- ½ cup ice water
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter to dot over the apples
- 1 large egg beaten, for the egg wash
Instructions
Cooking
- Dough. Pulse the flour, butter, sugar, and salt, add ice water, and chill thirty minutes.
- Filling. Toss the apples with the brown sugar, cornstarch, spices, lemon juice, and salt.
- Assemble. Fill a crust lined dish, dot with butter, add the top crust, and cut vents.
- Glaze. Brush with beaten egg.
- Bake. Bake at 400 degrees F for twenty minutes, then at 350 degrees F for thirty to forty minutes.
- Cool. Cool at least two hours.
Notes
Substitutions: Milk replaces the egg wash, and two refrigerated crusts replace the homemade crust.
Tips: Keep the butter cold and cool the pie fully.
Storage: Refrigerate for up to three days. Do not freeze.
Nutrition is calculated for one slice.