Recipe Box: Classic Apple Pie
This recipe is from our friends at Martha Stewart Living. Once a month we'll share our favorite Martha Stewart Living recipe here on LaurenConrad.com for all of you to try. Today's recipe is a seasonal and classic sweet treat that's perfect for upcoming holidays. Enjoy and happy cooking!
Classic Apple Pie
Makes one 9-inch pie
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 to 1 1/2 recipes Pate Brisee Deep-Dish Pate Brisee
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 3 pounds assorted apples, such as Macoun, Granny Smith, cortland, Jonagold, or empire, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Directions
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out one pate brisee disc into a 13-inch round about 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. With a sharp paring knife, trim dough flush with the rim. Freeze again until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out remaining 2 discs of pate brisee to about 1/8 inch thick. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and freeze until firm, at least 30 minutes. Remove from freezer; using a 2 1/4-inch leaf-shaped cutter, cut out about 65 leaves and place them in a single layer on baking sheet. Place in refrigerator until firm.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk and heavy cream; set aside. In a large bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Remove pie shell from freezer, and fill with apple mixture. Dot with butter.
- Remove leaves from refrigerator, and score with a paring knife to make veins. Lightly brush the edge of the pie shell with water. Brush the bottom of each leaf with water; beginning with the outside edge, arrange leaves in a slightly overlapping ring. Repeat to form another ring slightly overlapping the first. Continue until only a small circle of filling is left uncovered in the center.
- Carefully brush the top of the leaves and pie edge with the reserved egg wash, and sprinkle generously with sanding sugar. Freeze or refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Place pie plate on a baking sheet, and bake until crust just begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling, 35 to 45 minutes. If the crust begins to get too dark, drape a piece of aluminum foil over the top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Are you going to cook this pie for any upcoming holidays?
Special thanks to Martha Stewart Living for sharing this fabulous recipe with us today!
XO Team LaurenConrad.com
Source: Martha Stewart Living Special Issues
Photo Credit: Martha Stewart Living
33 comments
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Looks delicious as always Lauren! I just posted a few tips on how to make the perfect pie on my site xo http://liviasweets.com/post/36196955437/tuesday-tutorials-perfect-lattice-top-apple-pie -
wow, this looks delish! I've also made this apple crumble, which is another version of apple pie, and it is AMAZING! check it out:
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I made this pie last year at Thanksgiving and it was amazing! I love apple pie, but it can take a while to prepare and bake, so I followed a bite size apple pie recipe from Pinterest and I don't know if I'll ever make a whole apple pie again! The bite size version is just too easy and delicious! I shared the recipe <a href="http://http://pastelsandmascara.blogspot.com/2012/10/bite-size-apple-pies.html">here on my blog!</a>
xo, Mal
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Great apple pie recipe... I will definitely try it... It looks so delicious...
xo, Violeta
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apple pie is one of my favorite desserts of all time. Just makes me think of home!
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I know it's traditional but I love a good apple pie more than anything!
xo Dina
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My aunt is the one who usually brings the apple pie for Thanksgiving. I am the one who provides the pumpkin pie ;)
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