Deep Dish Apple Pie
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8
Serving Size: 1 piece
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Ingredients
- 5 pounds apples - use a combination of baking apples for more flavor
- 15 ounces refrigerated pie crust (2 crusts)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice - freshly squeezed
- 3/4 cup sugar, granulated
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest - optional
- cinnamon and sugar - optional 
 

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Who can resist this tempting Deep Dish Apple Pie Recipe stacked high with sweet and cinnamon
apples? Serve it warm or cold, with ice
cream
or without, or topped with whipped
cream
, whichever way you serve this classic apple pie
recipe
, it's always a special treat.
 
Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400° F.

  • Peel, core and thinly slice apples. Place in a large bowl. Drizzle lemon juice over apples
    and toss to coat.

  • In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest. Stir until combined
    and pour over sliced apples. Stir to coat.

  • Roll out crust to fit, just over the edges of pie plate.

  • Place apple mixture on crust. Press apples firmly into crust.

  • Cut butter into 4 pieces and place on top of apples.

  • Roll out second crust so it will cover apples.

  • Crimp the two crusts together. Cut about 4 slits in top of crust.

  • Place foil around outside edges of crust to prevent over-browning.

  • Sprinkle top of crust lightly with cinnamon and sugar if desired.

  • Bake 50-60 minutes.


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