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A close-up of a homemade lattice-top Apple Pie Recipe slice on a white plate, showing tender, cinnamon-spiced apple chunks nestled beneath a flaky, golden-brown crust sprinkled with sugar crystals.

Apple pie Recipe

A three-generation Granny Smith & Honeycrisp Apple pie Recipe with a perfectly crisp bottom crust, tender spiced filling, and a flaky lattice top—Grandma’s handwritten secret.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Filling
  • 3 cups Granny Smith apples - Peeled & thinly sliced
  • 3 cups Honeycrisp apples - Peeled & thinly sliced
  • ⅔ cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • ¼ cup White sugar
  • 1½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg
  • 3 tablespoon All-purpose flour - Thickener
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoon Unsalted butter - Cut into small pieces for dotting
Crust
  • 2½ cups All-purpose flour - Plus extra for rolling
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 cup Cold unsalted butter - Cubed
  • 6–8 tbsp Ice water - Add 1 tablespoon at a time until dough forms
Secret Weapons
  • 1 Egg wash - 1 beaten egg + 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar

Equipment

  • 1 9-inch pie pan (Glass or metal)
  • 1 Rolling pin
  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Saucepan (One large, one medium)
  • 1 Cutting board (For cooking juices)
  • 1 Sharp knife
  • 1 Wire rack (For peeling & slicing apples)
  • 1 Measuring cups/spoons (For cooling)

Method
 

  1. Cut butter into flour and chill the dough thoroughly
    Overhead of a golden-brown lattice-topped apple pie resting in a red ceramic dish on a wire cooling rack over a marble countertop, the sugar-speckled crust crisp and flaky, with tender apple filling peeking through the woven pattern.
  2. Toss apple slices with sugar, spices, and let them release their juices
    Bird’s-eye view of a red pie dish lined with an untrimmed bottom crust covering green apple slices, with seven evenly spaced, unbaked dough strips laid vertically across the filling and extra strips and flour scattered around on a marble surface
  3. Roll out crust, line pan, fill with apples, and dot with butter pieces
    Top-down shot of a wooden cutting board holding whole and diced Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples, surrounded by small bowls of brown sugar, white sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, fresh nutmeg, lemon juice, butter cubes, and a pinch of salt on a light countertop.”
  4. Create a lattice top, crimp edges, and brush with egg wash
    Overhead view of a marble countertop with a small mound of all-purpose flour and a wooden scoop, a bowl of cold cubed unsalted butter, a glass measuring cup of ice water, and small dishes of sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar, all ready for pie crust making.”
  5. Bake pie in two stages then cool completely before slicing
    A close-up of a homemade lattice-top Apple Pie Recipe slice on a white plate, showing tender, cinnamon-spiced apple chunks nestled beneath a flaky, golden-brown crust sprinkled with sugar crystals.

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 233mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 3gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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