As written, the recipe would definitely be lacking--at the very least, cinnamon is a necessity in apple pie .... for me, anyway. I used Nitin apples that I got at the farmer's market--WONDERFUL for pie! They gave up so much liquid that I think half as much apple cider would have been plenty. I did use 4T cornstarch, 3 would probably have been just right.

Reviewed On: Oct. 9, 2011

This is a very tasty crust, but honestly--1 cup of flour would have made enough crust, I think. I rolled as normal, and it was rather thick and I still had excess. To give a bit better strength and richness for my apple pie, I used milk instead of water, worked great!

Reviewed On: Oct. 9, 2011

WONDERFUL!!! I gave 4 stars because I did adapt it a bit due to reviews. I mixed together a bit of sugar, a bit of flour, and a generous sprinkle of cinnamon then stirred up the apples in it, used a bit less sugar in the cake mix, and mixed a little sugar with the cinnamon for the topping. It reminds me a bit of snickerdoodles on top of apples, hubby says it's sort of like an apple coffee cake. I used apples I got at the farmers market, can't remember what type they are but they're definitely tart & firm.

Reviewed On: Sep. 25, 2011