Buttery, flaky pie crust, wrapped by hand around a delicious apple pie filling. The perfect homemade apple pie served for dessert at a holiday dinner or just because!
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One of the things I love about this rustic pie, is that it is hand-made. You do not have to be a professional pie maker to make this pie beautiful. The great thing about this apple pie is, that it doesn’t have to look pretty. It’s rustic!
For the pie filling, I used Honeycrisp apples, because as you can see from my most recent recipe, Honeycrisp Harvest Salad, I’m a little obsessed. They turned out beautifully in this pie. I also used dried cranberries, to give the filling a wonderful texture.
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- All-Purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Butter
- Ice Water
Pie Filling
- Apples
- Dried Cranberries, optional
- Cinnamon
- Lemon Juice
- Vanilla
- Brown Sugar
- Salt
- Cornstarch
- Butter
Crust Preparation
Instructions
Pie Crust
[1] Begin by preparing the pie crust. One thing I learned about homemade pie crust is that you need to keep the ingredients cold, especially the butter. You can place all of the ingredients in the freezer for 5-10 minutes before beginning your prep, if you have time.
[2] Sift all of the dry ingredients together, then cut in the butter either with a pastry blender or a food processor. Either one will get the job done, just make sure you work quickly to keep the butter from softening.
[3] When the butter is the size of peas, add 3 tablespoons of ice water. If the dough is too dry, add up to one more tablespoon of water, a teaspoon at a time.
[4] Place the pie dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and press it into a disc shape. Cover the dough with the plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
[5] Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out on a large floured surface. Make sure you move the dough around and use a bench scraper when needed. Cover the rolled dough with the plastic wrap to keep it moist while you prepare the pie filling.
Pie Filling
[1] Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples.
[2] Add the prepared apples as well as the rest of the ingredients into a bowl and mix them together. Use your spoon to roughly chop the apples.
[3] Uncover the crust and spoon the filling into the center, leaving 2-3 inches around the edge. Depending on the size of your apples, you may not need all of the filling.
[4] Carefully fold the edges of the pie to the middle. Pinch to seal. Cut up the remaining butter and scatter around the top of the filling.
[5] Beat the egg and use a pastry brush to apply an egg wash to the crust. Sprinkle some sparkling sugar over the egg wash to give the pie a beautiful look and a little crunch.
Using your bench scraper, transfer the rustic apple pie to a parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 400 degrees. Bake the pie for 40-45 minutes until the crust is a deep golden brown and the fruit is bubbling. If the crust cooks faster than the filling, tent the pie with foil for the last 10-15 minutes of baking.
Transfer the apple pie to a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Slice the pie and serve it warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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Easy Rustic Apple Pie
Buttery, flaky pie crust, wrapped by hand around a delicious apple pie filling. The perfect homemade apple pie served for dessert at a holiday dinner or just because!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Cup butter, cold, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 3-4 Tablespoons Ice Water
- 4 Medium Apples, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, peeled. cored. sliced
- 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries, optional
- 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tablespoon Sparkling Sugar
Instructions
All-Butter Flaky Pie Crust
- Add the ice water, one tablespoon at a time, over the flour mixture.
- Pulse or stir the mixture until large clumps form.
- When the dough begins to hold together, lay it on large piece of plastic wrap and use the wrap to for the dough into a ball. Flatten out the ball into a disc shape and cover completely with the plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes before using.
Apple Pie
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, add all of the filling ingredients, except the butter, and stir until the apples are evenly coated. Use your spoon to roughly chop the apples.
- Place the filling in the center of the rolled out dough, leaving a 2-3 inch border. Fold the border up and around the filling, pleating it together. Leave a circular opening in the center. Dot the filling with butter. Brush the top of the dough with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the sparkling sugar.
- Transfer the rustic pie to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes until the crust is a deep golden brown and the filling is bubbling. If the crust is browning too fast, tent the pie with foil for the remaining cooking time.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 SliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 409Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 327mgCarbohydrates: 69gFiber: 5gSugar: 45gProtein: 4g
