The Best Apple Pie Recipe: Flaky Crust and Delicious Filling

Nothing beats the comforting aroma of a freshly baked apple pie. With a flaky crust and perfectly spiced filling, this recipe is easy to follow and perfect for any occasion. Let’s bake the ultimate classic dessert!

Ingredients for Apple Pie:

• 5 Large McIntosh Apples
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
• ¾ Cup of flour
• ⅓ Cup of Butter
• Preheat oven to 450
• Peel, Core and slice your apples into thin pieces
• Make Pastry Dough
• 1 Cup Flour
• ⅓ Cup Shortening
• 4 Tablespoons Water
• Pinch of Salt

Instructions:

Combine Pastry Dough ingredients into a bowl and mix with pastry cutter

• Put flour on a cloth to roll out dough
• Get 9 inch pie pan and rub water along the rim to prevent sticking
• Once the dough is rolled and flattened, fold it in half and place it on the
  pan and open it up into the pan
• Take a knife and cut off excess dough hanging over edges of pan
• Take your fingers and crimp (squeeze) the edges of the dough to create
  the crust
• Take peeled and cut apples and place them in the dough and form a
  mound
• Take ½ cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and mix in a bowl
• Sprinkle the mixture over the pie
• Soften your ⅓ Cup of butter (Approx 15 seconds)
• Add ½ cup of sugar and ¾ flour to butter mixture
• Add cinnamon if you’d like extra flavor
• Mix in bowl with Pastry cutter
• Add crumb topping on pie and spread evenly
• Bake at 450 for 10 minutes, then turn temp down to 350 and bake for 40
  minutes
• Allow pie to cool before serving