Name: Easiest Apple Pie
Yield: One 9-inch pie, about 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2½ pounds firm, tart apples, such as Northern Spy, Granny Smith, Pippin, or Golden Delicious; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; ½ teaspoon baking powder; Large pinch of salt; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup light brown sugar; 1 recipe Flaky Pie Dough for a one-crust pie; ⅔ cup sugar, light brown sugar, or a combination of both; 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour

Preparation info

One 9 inch pie, about
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

Peeling and dicing the apples is the only time-consuming aspect of this pie—the rest is a breeze. And you can bake the pie early in the day, or even the night before, and warm it up before serving, to eliminate any last-minute fuss.

Ingredients

1 recipe Flaky Pie Dough for a one-crust pie

Method

Roll the prepared dough out and line the pan. Chill the crust while preparing the topping and filling.
To make the topping, stir the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl; add the butter and stir in evenly. Set the mixture aside for 5 minutes, then use your fingertips to break the mixture into ¼- to ½-inch crumbs. Set aside.</

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