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Listen y’all the weather dropped to 65 when I take Jake and Lola out in the mornings so I knew with a crisp like that in the air, it was pie time and soon. When both boys came home last week needing to bring in apples for school for a project, I figured no better time like the present to make apple pie. I know that’s exactly why you’re here. If you’re from the north east like I am originally (shhh don’t tell my husband, he thinks he has a perfect southern wife) then it’s probably been closer to apple pie season.
The kids have been back in school for almost two months now so it has definitely felt like fall here for quite some time and this pie was the perfect way to really solidify that. It made the house smell exactly like your grandma’s house.
Now, I can tell you right now, when the boys walked in from school it was hilarious. Oliver stood in the doorway and just took a deep breath. He told me, “mama, the house smells so good,” before walking over to the kitchen and finding this apple pie where I was told how beautiful it is. So this recipe is kid approved. Here is proof!
Y’all I cannot even tell you how easy it was to tackle this recipe. I started the dough right when the boys were leaving for school. Yes, that means at 7 AM I was tackling pie dough. Don’t judge me.
Seriously, my food processor is a gift from God Himself because it makes the process so much easier. See what I did there
The key is to let it rest at least an hour but this dough will keep up to two days in your fridge! So there’s honestly no need to be a weirdo like me and make dough at 7 AM.
Shortening is great for when you need something to hold a specific shape and I don’t really need my dough to do that. I need it to taste great. Adding more butter leaves my crust buttery and flakey and I personally think the shortening leaves your crust slightly greasy. I say if you’re used to making crust with shortening, try this way next time. The extra buttery goodness may just convert you!
The filling should take you no more than 5-10 minutes to make depending on how long it takes for you to peel your apples. Some recipes I’ve seen online call for butter in this but I promise, no butter required. You’ll be glad you skipped the butter.
And please when you make the lattice top, don’t actually weave the dough. I honestly lay the first set of strips down and then when I need to do the reverse side, I lay the first section and then just lift the opposite strips up. I’ve seen YouTubers actually weave their pie like we were in 5th grade art class. I promise you can skip it if you just lift up on side and lay the new piece down. Saves yourself a whole lot of time and energy. I also just use a pizza cutter to slice my dough and I’m not overly concerned they are the exact same size. We’ll just go on ahead and call it a rustic look
I promise you and the family will love it.
Glenn didn’t even want me sharing it with y’all unless I was putting it in a cookbook somewhere it was that good.
So enjoy it and tell me how it goes!
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