This Grandma’s Apple Pie is an old-fashioned recipe from scratch that is easy to make. A sweet cinnamon homemade filling poured over Granny Smith apples and baked to perfection makes this an amazing fall dessert.
Every time I make this Grandma’s Apple Pie recipe, the delicious smell reminds me of when my mom would make and bake apple pie in the oven for our family. Every fall when I was young, we would pick apples from our apple tree in the backyard, and then my mom would make apple pie with some of the apples.
This homemade apple pie is a really easy recipe to make and tastes delicious. It’s an apple pie recipe that you can take to family and friend gatherings in the fall or during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Here are answers to questions people ask about apple pies:
What is an old fashion apple pie?
An old-fashion apple pie is a traditional and classic apple pie recipe. It is simple with not too many ingredients that tastes so delicious. This Grandma’s Apple Pie recipe is an old-fashioned apple pie.
How do you make Grandma’s pies?
Grandma’s pies are classic for a reason. They tend to bring back a nostalgic feeling when you smell and taste them. One of the classic pies is this Grandma’s Apple Pie recipe below. Another pie is this delicious old-fashioned cream pie.
How do you make apple pie filling?
To make an apple pie filling, you need butter, flour, water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apples. The amounts needed are listed in the recipe below.
In a saucepan, you’ll melt the butter. Then stir in the flour to form a paste. Next, add in water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
The apple pie filling is ready and can be poured on top of the sliced apples.
How do you make a pie crust with sliced apples?
The recipe to make an easy pie crust from scratch is at the bottom of this recipe below the Grandma’s Apple Pie recipe.
Once your pie crust is formed into balls and has been in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, then you’ll bring out the pie dough and roll out the first ball on a lightly floured surface into a 13-inch round. Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie plate and trim any overhang to ½ inch.
You will then fill the pie plate with sliced apples.
On the lightly floured surface, roll out the second pie dough ball into a 13-inch round, then cut into strips. This pie dough will be used as the lattice on top of the apple pie.
To make the filling to pour over the sliced apples, use the Grandma’s Apple Pie recipe below.
How To Make Grandma’s Apple Pie:
If you didn’t purchase a pie crust from the store, then use the recipe at the end of this post to prepare an easy double pie crust from scratch. Set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes until ready to roll out.
In a saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour to form a paste. Add in water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the balls of pie dough into a 13-inch round. Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie plate and trim any overhang to ½ inch.
Fill with the peeled, sliced, and cored Granny Smith apples.
Pour the cinnamon butter sauce over the apples.
On a lightly floured surface with the second ball of pie dough, roll it out in a 13-inch round, then cut into strips.
Using the dough strips, form a lattice crust on top of the apple pie.
Add a pie crust shield to the top so that the edges of the pie don’t cook too much while baking.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35-45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.
Here is the recipe how to make Grandma’s Apple Pie:
Grandma's Apple Pie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, sliced and cored
- 1 double pie crust How to make an easy pie crust from scratch recipe is at the end of this post.
Instructions
- If you didn't purchase a pie crust from the store, then use the recipe at the end of this post to prepare an easy double pie crust from scratch. Set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes until ready to roll out.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour to form a paste. Add in water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the balls of pie dough into a 13-inch round. Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie plate and trim any overhang to ½ inch. Fill with the peeled, sliced, and cored Granny Smith apples.
- Pour the cinnamon butter sauce over the apples. (Note: You can wait to pour the sauce on top after the lattice over the apples is complete. This will add more of a sweet cinnamon taste to the top of your crust.)
- With the second pie dough ball, roll into a 13-inch round and cut into strips. Using the strips, form a lattice crust on top of the apple pie.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35-45 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream.
How To Make An Easy Pie Crust From Scratch:
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup + 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
6-8 Tablespoons ice water
Directions:
1) In a medium bowl, mix the flour and salt. Cut in the butter and shortening until crumbly.
2) Add water one Tablespoon at a time, gently tossing with a fork each time. Handle the dough as little as possible.
3) Divide the dough evenly into two round balls and refrigerate for 30 minutes before rolling out. This recipe makes a double pie crust.
4) On a lightly floured surface, roll out each of the balls of pie dough into 13-inch rounds. Transfer the dough to a 9-inch pie plate and then trim, flute or crimp the edges of the crust depending on what type of pie you are making.
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