Apple Pie

I met a girl in the supermarket I often see walking around town who confessed that she had no idea how to make a pie. She told me she'd made an apple pie once, but it was crunchy. I was floored. It's such a staple in my life I can't imagine not knowing how to make one! So if you are out there, and you don't know how to make one, I'm going to share the secrets....

I always start with the Perfect Pie Crust from Martha Stewart. It's incredibly easy to make in a food processor! There really is no need to buy a crust. Patrick likes to help make it, it's that easy!

Start by putting 2 1/2 cups of flour into your food processor. Chop up 2 sticks of cold butter (sometimes I actually use 1.5...it actually makes a denser crust you won't be disappointed with!) and put it into the flour and pulse. You'll have a coarse mixture now. Then, I slowly add ice water until the whole thing comes together into a ball of dough. It's THAT easy! I'm not even kidding! Chill it for an hour or so in your fridge.



Then there is the apple mixture. I use about 8-10 apples, peeled and cored. This time, it was Golden Delicious and a few Honey Crisp. I like a good mixture and I change it up often. Then I throw in a cup of sugar, a teaspoon of allspice, a teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon (depending on how cinnamon you like!) I mix it all up and put it into the rolled pie crust.

I then roll another pie crust out and cut it into strips with a pizza cutter. I begin laying strips parallel across the pie and create a lattice effect before rolling up the edges. Put it in the oven on 375 and bake it for an hour.

I promise, you won't be disappointed. Everyone will love your pie!