Grammy's Kitchen · Apple Pie · Classic Apple Pie
One of 64 apple pie recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 64 for browning depth among the apple pie recipes we compared. 6 cooks on www.feastingathome.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 64.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 14% |
| liquid | 0% | 3% |
| total sugar | 34% | 54% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 44% | 0% |
| egg | 10% | 10% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 460 g | 2 x 9-inch pie crusts (use this pie dough recipe) or use store-bought |
| 4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch slices | |
| 4 large Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch slices | |
| 67 g | 1/3 cup sugar |
| 71 g | 1/3 cup brown sugar |
| 22 g | 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon lemon juice |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon cardamom |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg |
| pinch ground clove | |
| pinch salt | |
| 50 g | 1 egg, whisked with 1 tablespoon of water or milk |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons coarse demerara sugar |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.feastingathome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made two pies; one following your recipe exactly. The apples came to 16 cups and the pie was superb! For the second pie I used your recipe but substituted sliced braeburn apples from my freezer. It was a tasty pie and I was pleased to serve it but the apples” — a cook, 5.0★
“All I can say is WOW. I’ve made pies before, but this is probably the best pie I’ve ever made. I tested it for our Thanksgiving gathering, and can’t say enough good things about it. The all butter crust is perfection. The flavor is spectacular. The whole proc” — a cook, 5.0★