I have no idea why people are so intimidated by making a pie from scratch. Especially apple pie. Personally, I think it is the easiest pie on the planet to make.
Simply peel 8-9 good sized tart apples. I like to use the Granny Smith Variety.
Quarter your peeled apples and slice about 1/4″ thick.
I like to add 3 tablespoons of butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of sugar and about 1/3 cup of flour to my apples.
In a bowl, toss the apples and ingredients together and set aside.
Because you are a total rock star, you will have made your pie crust dough ahead of time. Simply roll it out to about a 1/4″ thickness and use a fancy leaf cutter and cut out about 50-75 leaves.
Gently brush your pie crust leaves with an egg wash (combine 1 egg & 1 tablespoon of water).
Pull out the newspaper picture you spied in last Sundays newspaper and take a long hard look at the design before you attempt to place your leaves over your apple filling (which by now you have placed in a 9″ pie pan & crust).
Form a circle of leaves around the center of the pie making sure to leave a 2-inch opening. Next, slowly work your way around the outside edges of the pie plate and then move towards the center of the circle making sure that with every leaf placement you are not leaving a gaping hole.
Continue until your whole pie (except the center 2-inches) is covered in leaves. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes or until the juices are bubbling. Depending on your oven you may need to cover the pie with foil at some point to prevent burning your crust.
Cool for about 30 minutes and then slice in to generous portions and serve the pie warm with a generous scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream.
You Can Call Me Jane says
Gorgeous. I may have to try this the next time I bake a pie. I have a larger leaf cookie cutter, but I think it would work okay. Yum!
mamasminutia says
That’s impressive.
Lynn says
Wow…so beautiful! I may give this a go!
Lori says
yum! I’m hungry!
lifeafterreboot says
I love making homemade pies and I’m with you – I think they are really easy to make from scratch. I never thought about using a cookie cutter to make such extensively decorated top crusts. I have used them to cut small decorations out of the top crust. This is a wonderful idea. Looking forward to doing this for Thanksgiving. Appreciate the idea.
Scarlet says
I am thinking you have a few more hours in your day than “normal” people. I don’t know how you do everything, And have time to blog about it! My hats off to you girl!!