Hollys Best Apple Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, and cinnamon. Add apples and lemon juice. Toss until apples are thoroughly coated. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• Pour apples into pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with butter or margarine. Cover with top pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top pastry.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

Steps:

• For the crust, pulse flour, sugar and salt in a food processor until blended. Add butter; pulse until butter is the size of peas. While processing, add just enough ice water to form moist crumbs. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., For the filling, melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add apples and next 6 ingredients; stir to combine. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until apples have softened and released their juices, 10-12 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer apple slices to a 15x10-in. baking pan; spread into a single layer. Add cider to remaining liquid in Dutch oven and bring to a boil; cook until juices reduce to 1/2 cup, 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and vanilla extract. Pour over apple slices; cool completely. (Filling can be made 24 hours in advance and refrigerated.), Preheat oven to 425°. Adjust oven rack to lowest position; place foil on rack to catch any spills. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a deep dish 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to within 1/2-in. of rim. Add filling. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Whisk together egg yolk and cream; brush top of pie. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Chill 15 minutes., Bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling bubbly, 40-50 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Pour melted butter over sliced apples and soak a few minutes. Combine sugar, flour, and spices. Remove apples from butter (reserve any that is left and use in topping). Coat apples with sugar mixture and pour into pastry shell. Combine topping ingredients and crumble over apples. Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes, or until brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Pour melted butter over sliced apples and soak a few minutes. Combine sugar, flour, and spices. Remove apples from butter (reserve any that is left and use in Topping). Coat apples with sugar mixture; pour into pastry shell. Topping: Combine ingredients and crumble over apples. Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes, or until brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Skin and slice the apples into 1/2 inch thick slices. In a large bowl mix together the filling: apples, sugar, brown sugar, flour, corn starch, cinnamon, and nutmeg (making sure to coat the apples). Set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Using a pastry blender cut in the shortening until pieces are pea sized. Add 6 tablespoons of the water and mix. Continue adding one tablespoon at a time until dough is moist and a ball forms. Knead the dough in the bottom of the bowl to pick up the rest of the dry ingredients in the bottom of the bowl. Divide the dough in two, leaving one part slightly larger.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out the larger ball so that it will cover your pie dish. Place the dough in the pie dish.
• Mix the nuts in with the apple mixture and pour filling in the pie dish with all of the juices.
• Roll out the smaller ball and cut into strips. With the strips create a lattice top. Cut the extra dough off so that it does not go over the edge of the pie dish. Using a for crimp the bottom and the lattice strips together.
• Cover the edge of the pie and place in the oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake 20 minutes more or until golden brown.
• While the pie is cooling, mix the honey and water and heat in the microwave, just until runny. Brush the mixture on the pie to give it a little sweetness and shinny.
• Let cool and enjoy.