Aunt Carol's Apple Pie

Everyone in the family has something that they're the best at making. I make the best cookies, my sister, Carol, makes the best pies in the whole world! . . . no competition in our family! This recipe includes an ingredient called free flowing brown sugar. This is a non-clumping or caking version of ordinary brown sugar. It has a lower moisture content then the traditional one, which makes it free flowing much like granulated sugar. It is available at most specialty supermarket. If it is not available in your part of the world, use regular brown sugar and make sure it is broken up, free of clumps. Macintosh or Granny Smith apples are the best choices for apple pie because they are the least mushy apples.  

My grandmother used to make this pie when we had Christmas at her house. She used a paper bag to cover the pie, but in the updated version we use parchment paper. It is a very old recipe. Enjoy! 

This aromatic pie 's secret is a bit of whiskey sprinkled onto the filling just before the top crust is slipped on. It mingles marvelously with the sugar, apples and spices as this luscious pie bakes. 

There is no sugar added to this pie, so the sweetness that you taste comes from the natural goodness of the apples. Lemon juice and cinnamon are added for some zing along with a bit of butter just before the top crust is put on. It bakes up golden brown within 45 minutes. 

Surprises abound in this holiday pie. Fresh cranberries, maple syrup, bread crumbs, brown sugar, and walnuts make the delicious filling. And a sweet crumbly topping is sprinkled over the apple/cranberry filling before baking. 

Lemon peel provides an added flavor dimension in this apple pie calling for tart Granny Smith Apples. 

Cinnamon and nutmeg are sprinkled between layers of sliced apples, covered with a sweet butter crumble concoction, and baked in a pie shell until the apples are tender and the juices are bubbling through the sugar crumble. 

A yummy apple pie 's filling, apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice are stirred up, piled into a pastry crust and sprinkled with a crumble topping. Then this tasty pie is slipped into a large brown grocery bag, sealed, and tucked into a hot oven for an hour. 

An all-butter pie crust wraps around this award winning apple pie. 

This easy-to-do recipe reminds us that apples need very little help to make a memorable pie. Apples are simply layered in the pie pan, with each layer sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Then they are topped with a crust and dabs of butter. And in less than an hour, this classic pie bakes to perfection.