Easiest Apple Pie

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

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

Americas
United States
Pie
Vegetarian

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.</