5-Ingredient Apple Pie
Updated April 26, 2024

- Total Time
- 1 hour 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2store-bought pie crusts (I prefer the vegan brand Wholly Wholesome)
- Soy milk (optional, for brushing)
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan.
- Step 2
Whisk together sugar, flour and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add apples and mix with a large spoon until apples are evenly coated.
- Step 3
On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 dough until it is about ⅛ inch thick. Carefully lift the dough and fit it into the prepared pan, letting about 1 inch hang over the sides. Fill the pie shell with the apple filling.
- Step 4
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the second disc of dough until it is about ⅛ inch thick and cut out eight 1-inch strips. My lattice technique does not require any weaving. Instead, lay four strips horizontally on top of the filling, leaving about ½ to ¾ inch between strips. You may want to use a metal spatula to transfer the dough strips from your work surface to your pie. Lay the remaining four strips diagonally over the first four strips, creating a diamond-like shape between strips. Fold the overhanging dough over the edges of the lattice top. Crimp the dough between your two index fingers to make a decorative border
- Step 5
Brush the top and edges of the pie crust with nondairy milk and sprinkle with sugar for an extra sweet and crisp top. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until the crust is nicely browned.
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Nailed it on my 6th try: Honeycrisp apples picked that day from a neighbor’s orchard. Maine Pie Company gluten free crust plus Bob’s for top lattice. Much less cane sugar (1/3 cup) and a bit more cinnamon (1.2 tsp.). Unsweetened vanilla almond milk for top brush, with sugar and a pinch of cinnamon for the top sprinkle. I am an experienced kitchen guy, but never baked till April 2020. My wife is in heaven. Nothing as American as a homemade “Biden-Harris Victory” Apple Pie!
Always use this method of thinly slicing fruit and baking it in the pastry. Always gives a good result and no juice or other fluid is needed. My favourite way with fruit.
Don't brush with soy milk. Scramble an egg and a tbsp of water.
Thanks for the simple recipe. Needed to make two grocery store trips for pie crusts. Frozen ones became too soft ….
Crazy easy! I whipped this out so quickly it was in the oven before I knew it. Easy clean up. With whipped cream and vanilla ice cream on the side, everyone loved.
It was excellent. 5 stars. I sprinkled the turbinado brown sugar mixed I. a bit of yogurt & almond/coconut milk . Coated over. Also added a few droplets of butter over the sliced apples before laying over the crust. Devine.