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Old-Fashioned Apple Pie

A classic double crust apple pie with cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups tart apples peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup granulated sugar plus more for sprinkling
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 dash ground nutmeg
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 double pie crust for a 9-inch pie
  • 2 tbsp butter cut into small pieces

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Toss with the apples.
  3. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the bottom crust. Add the apple filling and dot with butter.
  4. Top with the second crust, seal and flute the edges, and cut slits for steam. Sprinkle with a little sugar.
  5. Bake about 50 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling bubbles. Cool at least 2 hours before slicing.

Notes

Recipe originally shared by Rachel Paxton of Creative Homemaking.