Apple Pie I

Ingredients
Crust
- 8 oz (225 g) plain flour
- 4 oz (110 g) margarine
- 2 oz (55 g) lard
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp cold water
Filling
- 1 lb (500 g) apples, sliced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 oz (28 g) salted butter
- 2½ cup sugar, and additional for sprinkling
- ¼ cup flour
- 2½ tbsp cornstarch
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
Topping
- 1 oz (28 g) milk
- Cinnamon
- Sugar
Steps
Crust
- Rub flour, margarine, lard and salt together until the consistency of fine breadcrumbs.
- Add 2 tablespoons water to make a soft but firm dough.
- Roll pastry on a floured surface to pie size. Make two crusts.
- Place one crust in the pie pan.
Filling
- Peel and slice apples into ⅛ to ¼-inch (about 5 mm) thick segments.
- Add lemon juice to apples.
- Mix apples by hand with ½ cup sugar and a few dashes of cinnamon.
- Transfer segments to the pie pan, leaving out the juices to prevent boil-over.
- Mix remaining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour and cornstarch in a separate bowl. Pour over apples.
- Dot with butter.
- Cover with the other crust. Firm down edges with a fork or finger.
- Cut heart or diamond-shaped vents in the top crust.
- Brush top with milk. Sprinkle with additional sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake at 350 °F (180 °C) until golden brown, about 60 minutes.
- Cool slightly on the counter. Do not eat straight from the oven; it is very hot and can burn.
- Serve warm with ice cream or custard.
Notes from the original
- Use a variety of apples to get more complex flavors and textures.
- Use 2–3 Granny Smith apples, in combination with the other apples.
- Replace the lard with shortening for a vegan dessert.
- Do not precook apples, as this will deprive the pie of a substantial amount of flavor and turns the apples into mush!
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Apple Pie I” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-10-31, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo. Apple pie.jpg by Dan Parsons, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia. Resized; otherwise unchanged.






