🥧 Melt-in-Your-Mouth Apple Pie
🍽️ Serves: 8
⏱️ Total Time: ~2 hours (includes prep, baking, and cooling)
🛒 Ingredients:
🧈 For the Buttery Crust (makes a double crust):
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2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 tsp salt
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1 tbsp sugar
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1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cubed
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6–8 tbsp ice water
💡 Shortcut: You can use store-bought pie crust, but homemade gives it that melt-in-your-mouth magic.
🍏 For the Apple Filling:
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6–7 medium apples (mix of Granny Smith + Honeycrisp or Fuji), peeled & thinly sliced
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2/3 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
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1 ½ tsp cinnamon
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1/4 tsp nutmeg
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1 tbsp lemon juice
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3 tbsp all-purpose flour (for thickening)
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2 tbsp cold butter, cut into small cubes (for dotting over filling)
🥚 Optional Egg Wash:
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1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk (for a golden crust)
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Make the crust:
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In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt.
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Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter or fork until it looks like coarse crumbs.
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Add ice water, 1 tbsp at a time, mixing until dough just comes together.
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Divide dough in two, form discs, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
2. Prepare the filling:
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In a large bowl, toss sliced apples with lemon juice.
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Add sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Mix gently until coated. Let sit for 10 minutes.
3. Assemble the pie:
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Roll out one dough disc and place in a 9″ pie dish.
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Pour in apple filling and dot with cubes of butter.
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Roll out second disc and place on top (or create a lattice).
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Trim, seal, and crimp the edges. Cut slits in top if not using a lattice.
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Brush with egg wash if desired.
4. Bake:
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Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
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Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
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Reduce heat to 350°F (175°C) and bake an additional 35–45 minutes, or until apples are soft and crust is golden brown.
✅ Tip: If crust edges brown too fast, cover them with foil or a pie shield.
5. Cool to set:
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Let pie cool at least 1 hour before slicing — this helps the filling thicken and keeps your slices clean.
🍨 Serve with:
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Vanilla ice cream (classic)
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A drizzle of caramel sauce
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Fresh whipped cream
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Or just a hot fork and no distractions 😄
💡 Tips for melt-in-your-mouth success:
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Use very thin apple slices so they soften beautifully.
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Don’t overwork the crust — cold butter and minimal handling = flakier texture.
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Let the pie rest after baking — it improves both flavor and texture.
Want a Dutch topping, mini pie version, or a no-refined-sugar twist? I can help with those too!
