This pie came out well, but I used Granny Smith and Gala apples instead of my preferred combination of Golden Delicious and Gala. I'd suggest trying that combination (or using just Golden Delicious) before trying any others.
I also rolled this dough a bit too thick, and then refrigerated it without letting it warm up enough before adding the top layer to the pie. That didn't work out very well. To see a few photos and hear about my experience baking this pie, watch the slideshow; I talk mostly about making the dough for this pie, because the filling was really simple to make.
Apple Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 baked sweet flaky pastry crust
- 5-6 cups of apples (Golden Delicious are good)
- 2/3 to 3/4 cup of white or brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 to 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- Peel, core and cut apples into very thin pieces.
- Combine and sift remaining ingredients over apples, then stir. (I just mixed everything together in a bowl instead of sifting the dry ingredients.)
- Arrange the slices in layers in the pie shell, then dot with 1.5 tablespoons of butter.
- Cover the pie with a crust, bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake for 45-60 more minutes.
- If you'd like, sprinkle the top crust with some cinnamon and sugar before you bake the pie.