The Best Homemade Apple Pie

Directions

Pie Crust (or opt out for premade)

1. Using a food processor, combine flour, sugar and salt.

2. Add cold diced butter and pulse the mixture until coarse crumbs form with some pea-sized pieces then stop. Mixture should remain a powdery consistency.

3. Add 7 Tbsp ice water and pulse just until small balls form. Press a piece of dough between your fingertips and if the dough sticks together, you have added enough water. If not, add more water a teaspoon full at a time. Check consistency after each added teaspoon.

4. Transfer dough to a clean work surface, and gather dough together into a ball (DO NOT knead the dough). Divide the ball of dough into two halves and flatten to form 2 disks. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

Pie

1. While the pie crust is chilling prepare the filling. Preheat oven to 425 F.

2. In a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in 3 Tbsp flour then simmer for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Whisk in 1/4 cup water, 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue simmering 3 minutes, whisking frequently then remove from heat.

3. Peel, core, and thinly slice 7 cups of apples and throw them into a large bowl. Sprinkle the top with 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and toss to combine. Pour the sauce over the apples and stir until all the apple slices are evenly coated.

4. Sprinkle flour onto your work surface and roll out bottom pie crust to a 12" diameter circle. Transfer it to the 9" pie plate. Add apple mixture and slightly mound in the center. Be careful not to get the filling on the edges, this could make it difficult to seal.

5. Roll second crust into an 11" round and cut into 10 even strips. Arrange strips in a woven lattice pattern over the top. Beat together 1 egg and 1 Tbsp water and brush the top with egg mixture.

6. Transfer the pie into the preheated oven and Bake for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes are up reduce the heat to 350 F and continue baking another 45 minutes, or until apples are soft and filling is bubbling through the top. Let cool before serving.