Classic Apple Pie

Name: Classic Apple Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23-cm) pie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (65 g) granulated sugar; 1 recipe Butter Pastry Dough, bottom crust prepared to make a double-crust pie; Scant ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; Scant ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; Egg Wash; 1½ pounds (680 g) peeled and sliced apples (see Note); 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons tapioca starch

Preparation info

Makes
one
9 inch pie

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pie for Everyone

By Petra Paredez

Published 2020

About

This is my classic apple pie. Baked in a butter crust and served warm, it will change the mind of anyone who thinks apple pie is boring, basic, or dull. The flavor is apple-y above all else—not overly spiced or sweetened. As long as you use nice, firm apples, the texture will have a little bite and will be neither dry nor runny. It has a bit of extra salt relative to other fruit fillings, which rounds out the flavor and enhances the warmth of the spices. In short, this is a pie that will wi