World's Best Apple Pie

5 from 2 votes

There's no better time of year than now to make the world's best apple pie...from scratch. It's easy as pie! Enjoy the deliciousness...you did it!

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

(plus dough resting time)45

Total Time1 45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple pie

Servings:

Calories: 504kcal

To begin, simply mix together the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor.
2 ½ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
Next, add in the cold pieces of butter and briefly pulse a few times to mix them in, just until they’re covered with the flour mixture.
1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pea-sized pieces
Lastly, gradually add the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time until it all starts to stick together without crumbling apart.
Ice water
Separate the dough into 2 equal balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for up to an hour.

Place apple slices in a bowl and toss with sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
6 to 7 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced, 1 cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup all purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Toss everything together with your hands
At this point, preheat your oven to 425℉.

Take the dough out of the fridge after about 45 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, working quickly, roll out one at a time and leave the other ball in the fridge, so the butter in the dough doesn’t get too warm in the meantime.

Place the bottom crust in a lightly greased pie pan and dump all that apple-y goodness inside.
Extra butter for greasing pie pan
Place a few pats of butter on top of it all and then your top crust goes on top. Slice a few steam vents on top and create whatever artistic edge you’d like on your pie crust.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Brush the top with an egg wash (beat one egg and a splash of cream and brush it all over the top crust).
1 large egg, Splash of cream
The final step is to cover the top of the pie with a crazy amount of coarse sugar, which you can find at a bulk spice store.
Coarse sugar
Bake your apple pie for 40 to 50 minutes or until it smells so delicious you can’t take it anymore…the nose knows!
Serve with ice cream or homemade whipped cream.