Grandma Ople's Apple Pie

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"This was my grandmother's apple pie recipe. I have never seen another one quite like it. It will always be my favorite, and I hope it becomes one of your favorites as well!"

PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr
READY IN	1 Hr 30 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch pie

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INGREDIENTS

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

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DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

Baking pie is a rather straightforward technique, but a few tips can only help to make your pies come out looking and tasting perfect!

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Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2004 by DESERTGTX

I've made this pie three times now, and it's always made a delicious pie. However, I had an epiphany before making it this last time that greatly improved the result. I've been adding a tbs of cinnamon as was recommended by other reviewers, but made the mistake of adding the cinnamon to the sauce. The pie tasted fine, but the presentation didn't seem as impressive as people raved about. It was dark brown and unappealing. This last time, it occured to me that the cinnamon was making the pie turn dark, so instead of mixing the cinnamon into the sauce, I mixed it into the apples in a bowl before pouring the apples into the crust. The sauce I prepared as stated in the recipe. The resulting pie was picture perfect in its presentation, and cinnamon taste was just as good. So remember, if you want to add cinnamon, add it to the apples, not the sauce.

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Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2007 by Elizabeth P

There's no need to keep looking around for an apple pie recipe. This one is delicious. I modified it slightly based on other reviews. Use 6 apples (instead of 8) and you'll have plenty. Instead of pouring the sauce on top of the pie crust, I just mixed it in with the apples. Additionally, I added 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg and 1 tsp. vanilla to apples. To make my life easier, I used the Pilsbury ready-made pie crust and I didn't do the lattice top. Instead, I just made slits in the pie crust, brushed a thin coating of milk over the top and sprinkled with sugar. Don't forget to put a cookie sheet under the pie dish when baking--it will overflow! Lastly, I thought my apples turned out perfectly extending the cooking time at 350 to 50 minutes. Please enjoy this recipe!!!

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Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2006 by NatalieB

This was my first time to make any kind of pie and it turned out great. I was so proud of it. I made it for my fiancee's family and everyone loved it...there wasn't any left! I did the lattice crust which was surprisingly really easy. I also added the cinnamon vanilla and a touch of nutmeg as recommended. I used 1 less apple than the recipe calls for..but probably could have fit it in if I really tried. I also brushed the bottom of the pie with egg whites before putting the apples in and cooked that for about 5 minutes so the bottom wouldn't get mushy. I used a "crust saver" that I got at the store to keep the pie from over flowing and the crust from burning. I also mixed the apples in the sauce and poured it all in together...then brushed the remaining 1/4th of the sauce on the top. I can't wait to make it tonight for our thanksgiving party at work.

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