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Homemade Apple Pie

This homemade apple pie recipe features a buttery, flaky crust, packed with sweetened apples and baked until golden.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple pie from scratch, apple pie recipe, homemade apple pie
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 435kcal
Author Lisa

Ingredients

Einkorn Pie Crust

  • 2 1/2 cups einkorn all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup frozen unsalted butter
  • 6-7 tablespoons ice water

Apple Pie Filling

  • 3/4 cup organic sugar
  • 2 tablespoons einkorn flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • zest and juice from 1/2 a lemon
  • 6 cups thinly sliced apples
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Make The Pie Crust

  • Stir flour and salt together.
  • Grate frozen butter.
  • Cut butter into flour and salt with a dough blender.
  • Add ice water until dough comes together.
  • Turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and pack it into a ball.
  • Cut the dough in half and flatten it into two discs (one larger for the bottom crust and one smaller for the lattice).
  • Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Put The Apple Pie Filling Together

  • Slice the apples thinly.
  • Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and apples in a medium bowl. 

Put It All Together

  • Roll the dough out to 12 inches in diameter, transfer the dough to the 9" glass pie dish, gently fit it in, trim any excess dough.
  • Add apple mixture to the bottom crust and dot with butter. 
  • Roll remaining half of pie crust dough to 12 inches in diameter and place it on top of the apple filling. Trim around the outside edges.
  • Roll bottom crust edge over top crust and flute the edges with your fingers.  
  • Brush lightly with milk; sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes at 425.

Notes

  • Get the right tools. A food processor makes making pie dough super easy. You can also use a pastry blender. 
  • Pick the right apples. Not every apple is great for baking. Check out my recommendations below.
  • Use your favorite pie crust for this recipe. I prefer my einkorn or sourdough pie crust.
  • For the top crust of the pie, you can slice or poke it however you like. I like just making a few slices, but you could easily make a lattice crust. You could even use cookie cutters to cut out the dough and make a pretty arrangement. 
  • Make sure to brush the crust with milk or egg wash and sprinkle the top with sugar to give it that golden color and a little sweet crunch.
  • If while baking the edges start to get too brown before you can wrap them in tin foil and then place back into the oven to finish baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 627IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg