Grandma Ople's Famous Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 small Granny Smith apples, or as needed
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.25 cup water
• 1 (9 inch) double-crust pie pastry, thawed

Instructions

1. First, gather all ingredients. Then, preheat your oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. Set aside the sliced apples.
2. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour, stirring until a paste forms. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant. Add both sugars and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Press one pastry into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Roll out the remaining pastry so it overhangs the pie by about 1/2 inch. Cut the pastry into eight 1-inch strips.
4. Place the sliced apples into the bottom crust, creating a slight mound. Lay four pastry strips vertically, evenly spaced over the apples. Use longer strips in the center and shorter strips at the edges.
5. Create the lattice crust: Fold the first and third strips back almost off the pie. Lay an unused strip perpendicularly over the second and fourth strips. Then, unfold the first and third strips back.
6. Fold the second and fourth vertical strips back. Lay one of the three unused strips perpendicularly over the top. Unfold the second and fourth strips. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to weave in the last two pastry strips. Fold and trim excess dough; pinch to secure.
7. Slowly and gently pour the sugar-butter mixture over the lattice crust, ensuring it seeps over the sliced apples. Brush some onto the lattice, being careful it doesn't run off the sides.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until the apples are soft.
9. Serve this delicious apple pie and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 373 kcal
• Fat Content: 19 g
• Fiber Content: 3 g
• Sodium Content: 124 mg
• Protein Content: 2 g
• Cholesterol Content: 31 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 52 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g