Does anyone have a recipe for apple pie/recommend what type of apples to use?
 

What type apples are the best to make an apple pie? I would appreciate any help you can give me.

I know there are some awesome cooks on the forum that make good apple pies. I don't care for the store bought ones.

Thanks,

Debbie

Here is one that is a basic apple pie that I have in my recipes folder. I usually use a mix of different apples in my apple pie, yellow delicious, staymen winesap are two that I like.

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KAREN'S APPLE PIE
Ingredients:

5 lbs. Cortland Apples
3 Tablespoons Butter
½ Teaspoon Nutmeg
1-½ Tablespoons Cinnamon
¼ Teaspoon Ginger
2/3 Cup Sugar
4 Tablespoons Flour
Pastry for 2 pie crusts (home made or prepared)

Preperation:
Peel, core and slice apples into large bowl
Add all ingredients except butter
Prepare pie dough of choice and assemble in pan
Add apple mixture to pie dish
Dot with butter
Put on top crust, crimp edges, brush top with water, sprinkle with sugar
Cut slit in top center crust to vent
Place pie on cookie sheet (prevents overflow onto bottom of oven)
Bake 400 degrees for one hour
Let rest and cool for at least 2-3 hours
Serve plain or with ice cream

The only apples I'll use for pies are Northern Spy. They are getting harder to find every year, but they are the BEST! Here's the recipe that I've used for many, many years:

PERFECT APPLE PIE
6 to 8 Northern Spy Apples, peeled & sliced thin
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
dash salt
1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine dry ingredients & mix with apples. Turn into pie shell & dot with butter. Sprinkle top crust with milk and sprinkle sugar over top. Bake at 400 degrees for about 50 minutes.

Here's a bonus recipe for you too:

SOUR CREAM APPLE PIE
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbs. flour
1 cup sour cream
2 to 3 cups finely chopped apples (Northern Spy)
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt

Mix well and add apples. Pour into pastry lined pie pan and bake about 40 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Prepare topping mix while pie is in the oven. Remove from oven and sprinkle with topping:

TOPPING: Using a pastry blender, combine the following:
1/3 cup sugar (1/2 white & 1/2 brown sugar)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 cup flour
4 Tbs. chilled butter
NOTE: Using a pastry blender and chilled butter (not room temperature) work best to make a crumbly mixture - on the dry side.

Return to 325 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

I like some granny smith in my pies because of the tartness. I don't like really sweet things so adding them gives it an edge. The rest of the recipe is similar to those above. I also add some lemon juice to the apples while peeling to keep them from discoloring.

Thanks for the recipes!

I use the quick cooking Tapioca for the thickener - and it has a recipe for pies on the back - always use that and it works perfect.

I have used nothing but Granny Smith for years and I get raves for my pies.
Adjust for the tartness, (we like ours a little tart). I promise you will love them.

Granny Smith make the best apple pies.

My secret is I use several varities of apples.

My mother swears by McIntosh, my SIL likes Rome, & I like Granny Smith.

Combination of Granny Smith and Galas.

Granny Smith and Romes work well together.

Love Grannie Smith and Cortlands, do not slice my apples but make them into chunks. More apple taste (maybe just the mind playing tricks) and easier and faster to cut up.

I too swear by McIntosh apples....I also use only Macs when I make homemade applesauce to go with pork, chops or roast. :D

I haven't made a pie in years, but my youngest son makes apple pies. His are special as he piles the apples so deep it looks almost like a volcano and what a neat presentation and delicious too!!

My mom always used Jonathans! She made great apple pie!

Ditto for me. I found that the best apple pie I made had Granny Smith, Cortland, and Pink Lady apples in it.

Being Australian - Granny Smith are the best! They originally came from Sydney, Australia.

hi some chef's say to use more than one kind of apple in a pie make the flavor better. Lorene

I use McIntosh, Jonathan, or any kind that cooks up like sauce since I don't like slices. Like them a little tart so never use more than 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar. Add a teaspoon of vanilla sprinkled over top of apples to really bring out the flavor.

My husband is an excellent pie baker, and he always uses Granny Smith apples.

Check out Grandma Ople's Apple Pie on allrecipes.com. That is AWESOME. I'm making one tomorrow.

My best pies have had a variety of apples in them. A couple of Granny Smith and maybe a Red Delicious and a Gala.

Northern Spy...They have the most wonderful flavor and texture and have set the standard for pie baking for many years. Try them, you'll fall in love!

I like a variety of apples too. Granny Smith has a nice tart flavor, golden delicious hold their shape and taste sweet, macintosh melts down nicely and makes a sweet syrup in the pie and I always put in some other apples as well. When I lived in NY I lived near apple orchards and they always mixed the apples in their pies and the smell was so good. I always made my own pie after picking apples at the orchard. It reminds me of my favorite memories.

Apple Pie
 

I second the Granny Smith Apples.

I have been craving apple pie@!!!! So, this evening will be making an apple pie. Thanks for the recipes. Will be using granny smith apples.

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we have an Arkansas Black apple tree that produces ALOT of apples... so I use them for my pies.. Nice and crisp and sweet..

Arkansas Blacks ( enough peeled, cored and sliced to fit 9inch pie pan)
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of Cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/8 cup of corn starch

mix all together except the butter.. till slices are coated.. pour in pie crust.. cut butter in small pieced and drop randomly on apples.. cover with top of pie crust.. pinch edges shut & make slits in crust for steam ventilation..sprinkle pie crust with a lil bit of sugar crystals... Cover edges with foil to prevent from over browning.. bake at 375 for 15min then turn down oven to 350 and cook for another 30 min. remove foil and bake another 15 min... Allow to cool for at least 20 min before slicing..

YUM YUM...

I like Gravenstein apples the best but use Granny Smith apples when they are not available. I think any fresh tart apple is good. The US apple crop is harvested in the Fall.

I use whatever apples I have in the fridge, just adjust the sugar amount accordingly. A sweet apple needs a bit less sugar. I do think that a mixture of 2 or 3 kinds of apples makes the tastiest pie. My DH loves a piece of old cheddar on top too, I like mine plain.

My family has always eaten their apple pie with cheddar cheese. I can't imagine it without it. I think the secret is fresh apples. Some of the apples you buy in the store are two years old. The flavor is gone.

I use at least 5 kinds of apples in a pie,granny smith, macs, rome, macoun,cortland. I add 1 cup of sugar(scant) about 1/4 c brown sugar, 1 tsp cinn, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/8tsp allspice. about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of flour. Blend this all together place in a piecrust with 3 tblsp of butter on top, place top crust on bake at 450 for 10 min. lower to 375 until the apples are tender.