"World's Best Apple Pie" (The Filling)

Summary

Yield
Servings
Source

Adapted from Joy of Cooking

Prep time1 1⁄2 hours
RecipesDesserts Baked Goods

Description

As told to Clem Nilan by Hamilton Davis. Click here for the Pie Crust Recipe!

Ingredients

1⁄3Cupbrown sugar
2 1⁄2Tablespoonall-purpose flour
1⁄2Teaspooncinnamon
1⁄8Teaspoonsalt
2Tablespoonbutter
6Cupapple (sliced - 3 cups high acid, 2 cups high tannin, and 1 cup high sugar varieties)

Instructions

To make the filling:
Preheat oven to 450. Peel, core and slice 6 cups apples. Combine apples with brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt.

To roll out the crust:
Generously flour two overlapping sheets of wax paper with pastry flour (try Gleason's Grains as a local choice) and also flour the rolling pin. Roll out first disk into 13" round, fit into a 9" pie plate, and refrigerate. Roll second disk into 12" round and set aside.

To assemble:
Stir filling and pour into bottom crust. Dot with butter. Brush edge of the bottom crust with cold water. Cover with top crust and seal and crimp the edge. Cut steam vents.

To bake:
Bake for 15 min. Turn heat down to 350, lightly cover with foil, and bake for +/- 1 hour or until filling bubbles.

Notes

See "In Search of the Best Apple Pie" for notes on apple varieties to use.