Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

I thought this was a great pie. I hate making traditional pastry and rolling it out. The bottom crust was surprisingly simple and came out flaky. I used Cortland apples and brown sugar in the filling and crumble. I used a glass pie plate and put it on a stone pan in the oven. I thought it would fall apart but the pieces came out nicely only about 20 min out of the oven. My husband says he prefers traditional apple pie but as the cook, this will become my preferred apple pie dessert.

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adrienne

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

Excellent, excellent. I thought it had a bit too much sugar in it, but my husband and all our guests raved.

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lenita

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

This pie was PHENOMENAL!! I used 5 different varieties of apples and I added pure vanilla in the crust after mixing all ingredients and into the apple filling as well. I also used only real butter not oil in the recipe and the pie was a perfect from top to bottom. Baked perfect in the 45 minutes at 175°c

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Cona

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

Great pie!. I didn't make the crust, but the topping was yummy and the filling was perfect. I didn't take the other reviewers' suggestion of cooking it or adding cornstarch. I did cut the (granny smith) apples into a 1/2 inch dice, reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup. It was plenty sweet and the apples were well cooked after 45 min. It needed 4 minutes on broil at the end to brown up the topping. Mmmmmm.

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Cindy Mancini

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Everyone loved it! I did use half the salt in the crust and it tasted just fine. It was a little to sweet for me but vanilla ice cream helped with that. Make sure your butter comes right from the fridge and I found it easier to cut it up, then you should have no problem with the crust. Thanks for the recipe!

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melbren

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Wonderful pie. I used fugi apples and frozen pie crust. I also took others suggestions and precooked the mix on the stove first and it was wonderful.

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angela

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

This is the best apple pie we've ever had! If you're not making this crust from scratch then you are cheating yourself on one of the best parts! It's not your typical roll-it-out crust; it's very easy to make. Go for it, you won't be sorry.

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floridalinda

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

one star but only for the picture. this pie looked good at first, but it ended up coming out ugly. it was not edible! the bottom crust was soggy and the topping was cooking faster than anything else. the filling was super sweet so need to cut back on the sugar. i followed the directions to a T and all i got was a mess. no one liked the pie. :(

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

The pie was great but I really didn't like the crust. It was way too sugary.

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beler01

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

My family loved this recipe. I will definately make again.

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Tina

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Living In: Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

OMG!!!!! Doesn't get any better than this one. My family LOVED it !!! We crave this pie...Thank you so much for sharing with us

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ja 9

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Home Town: Whitestone, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

To be fair, I did not make the crust or topping - I had my own pie crust I wanted to use. However, the filling from this recipe was very easy to put together and delicious! Next time I will try the crust and topping too :-)

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Erica

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

Awesome recipe! I did as others suggested and cooked apple mixture for 20 minutes and added 1 1/2 T. of cornstarch to filling. I also cut salt back to 1/2 tsp in the crust. Very good, my favorite apple pie recipe!

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Steph

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Living In: Lexington, Nebraska, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

I served this pie to my in laws and my mother in law said it was one of the best pies she has ever had. Easy, loved the fact that it uses oil in the crust instead of butter (cuts down on the calories and fat content). GREAT! EASY!

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Jacqueline Hanson

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Was this recipe easy? YES! I followed it to a T. Was it tasty? Mostly. Was it what I expected? Not a bit. The filling was dry after baking- just cooked apples and spices, inside an odd, goopy, slightly salty crust that never crisped-up like a pie crust. Not bad, really, just not great.

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Megan L

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Home Town: Watkins Glen, New York, USA

Living In: Ithaca, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

My family said this was the best apple pie I had ever made. The crust is quick and flaky. It is almost identical to the No Roll Crust II recipe on this site. The slight changes I made were reducing the sugar added to the apples to 1/2 cup, and halving the amount of topping for which I used brown sugar instead of white. I sliced the apples very thinly and baked the pie just over an hour. I did not have a problem with the apples being cooked. I may try an oatmeal based streusal topping next time to make it a little healthier.

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CMAIL

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

I made this GLUTEN FREE and it was awesome. I followed the recipe and replaced "flour" with Bob's Redmill baking mix and added 2 tsp of xanthan gum. The crust was easy to work with, which is unusual for GF dough, I did use less sugar on the apples, and used brown sugar in the crumb topping. I did need to cook it about 30 minutes longer to get the top to brown and cook. The crust stayed together nicely and was easy to cut a peice of pie and remove it. I will use the crust recipe for other GF pies.

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Susan

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

I made this for my sister-in-law's birthday becasue she doesn't like cake. It was delicious! I used 3 granny smith and 2 red delicious apples. Not too sweet. Also used brown sugar on the crumb topping instead of white. Also added a handful of oats and sprinkle of cinnamon to the topping. Will definitely make again!

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Breckan

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

very yummy...but it was a bit too sweet. i don't know if it's because i used empire apples instead or if the filling had too much sugar. and there was way too much crumb topping. i used some of the suggestions and added some cinnamon and nutmeg.

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