Ingredients
6-7 cups apples, peeled and sliced (not too thin because they will turn to mush as they cook) **I prefer to use about half green (granny smith), half red (usually gala) apples
1/2 – 1 cup sugar
1 – 2 tbsp flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon zest (optional)
1 to 2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 – 3/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
pie crust (store-bought or homemade)
Instructions
- Pour lemon juice and zest over apples in a large bowl. Stir to coat.
- In a smaller bowl, mix together sugar/flour/salt/nutmeg/cinnamon. Pour over the apples. Stir to coat.
- Pour apples into pie pan and pack them tightly. Sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture/butter cubes.
- Cover with top crust. Press edges down with a wet fork.
- Cook at 375* for 45-60 min, until apples are cooked the way you like.
Notes
**Use 1 c sugar for tart green apples, less if using a sweeter variety.
**Cover a cookie sheet with foil and put your pie on it in the oven to catch any juice that boils over, so it doesn’t trash your oven.