Apple Pie

Dessert
Vegetarian
A is for apple…America’s first choice in pie.
Author

Gran

Serves: 8–10
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour

Dessert Vegetarian

A is for apple…America’s first choice in pie.

Ingredients

For 9″ pie

  • ¾–1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon or nutmeg
  • 6–7 cups apples (sliced, pared)
  • 1½ tbsp butter (melted)

For 8″ pie

  • ½–¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon or nutmeg
  • 4–5 cups apples (sliced, pared)
  • 1 tbsp butter (melted)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

  1. Mix the sugar and cinnamon/nutmeg.
  2. Mix lightly through the apples.
  3. Heat up in pastry-lined pie pan.
  4. Dot with butter.
  5. Cover with top crust which has slits cut in it.
  6. Seal and flute.
  7. Cover edge with a strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
  8. Bake 50–60 minutes, or until crust is nicely browned and apples are cooked through (test with a fork).
  9. Serve warm or cold with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream.