Deep Dish Apple Pie

This incredible and simple deep dish apple pie recipe is the perfect old fashioned dessert!

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This simple, homemade deep dish apple pie recipe is the best old fashioned dessert to enjoy!

When we got home, it was one of the recipes I couldn’t wait to pull out of my trusty old recipe box and recreate.

This easy deep dish apple pie recipe is the result.

I think you’ll agree that it’s magical.

Deep Dish Apple Pie Ingredients

For the crust, you’ll need flour, unsalted butter, salt, sugar, chilled vodka and ice water.

We’ll also be making an egg wash with egg and sugar for the crust.

For the filling, you’ll need apples (mix of granny smith, honey crisp, and pink lady), sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, lemon juice, brandy and butter.

Now, let’s make some magic happen.

How to Make a Deep Dish Apple Pie

If you haven’t made a deep dish pie before, don’t be nervous. It’s simple to create the best deep dish apple pie from scratch!

First, in a food processor, pulse together the flour, salt, and sugar to combine. Cube butter and add to the flour mixture. Pulse a few times until you have a crumbs the size of peas.

Drizzle vodka and 2 TBSP of water as evenly as possible over the mixture. Pulse a few times. Pinch the dough, if it holds together remove from the food processor and divide in to 2 disks. If the dough crumbles, add 2 tsp of water at a time and pulse. This will be different depending on the humidity.

Wrap each disk in saran wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 days.

While the dough is chilling, peel, core, and cut apples to 1/4” thick.

In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, and brandy. Mix well until apples are evenly coated and set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Roll out dough on a slightly floured surface. Roll out to a 1/4” thickness, if you get holes don’t worry, you can patch them. Gently transfer the crust to the pie dish.

Layer apples in a circular pattern and sprinkle with frozen butter.

Roll out remaining dough to 1/4” and cover apples. Trim off excess crust and crimp.

Whisk the egg and brush over the entire pie. Sprinkle with sugar.

How Long to Bake a Deep Dish Apple Pie

Cover with aluminum foil for 20 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for an addition 40 minutes or until apples start to bubble.

Let stand for 1 hour and serve.

I served ours with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top… which is the perfect way to enjoy this treat in my opinion. Once you try it, I’m sure you’ll agree it’s delicious.

I hope your enjoy this recipe for deep dish apple pie soon — and maybe a cruise to Alaska as well!

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Deep Dish Apple Pie

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This incredible and simple deep dish apple pie recipe is the perfect old fashioned dessert!

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 2 hours

Servings 8

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Ingredients

  

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• Crust:
• 3 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter chilled
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 TBSP sugar
• 2 TBSP chilled vodka
• 1/4 cup ice water
• Filling:
• 15 apples mix of granny smith, honey crisp, and pink lady
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp cloves
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 2 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 TBSP brandy
• 2 TBSP frozen butter grated
• Topping:
• egg
• 2 TBSP sugar

Instructions

 

• In a food processor, pulse together the flour, salt, and sugar to combine.
• Cube butter and add to the flour mixture. Pulse a few times until you have a crumbs the size of peas.
• Drizzle vodka and 2 TBSP of water as evenly as possible over the mixture. Pulse a few times. Pinch the dough, if it holds together remove from the food processor and divide in to 2 disks. If the dough crumbles, add 2 tsp of water at a time and pulse. This will be different depending on the humidity.
• Wrap each disk in saran wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
• While the dough is chilling, peel, core, and cut apples to 1/4” thick.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, and brandy. Mix well until apples are evenly coated and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Roll out dough on a slightly floured surface. Roll out to a 1/4” thickness, if you get holes don’t worry, you can patch them. Gently transfer the crust to the pie dish.
• Layer apples in a circular pattern and sprinkle with frozen butter.
• Roll out remaining dough to 1/4” and cover apples. Trim off excess crust and crimp.
• Whisk the egg and brush over the entire pie. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Cover with aluminum foil for 20 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for an addition 40 minutes or until apples start to bubble.
• Let stand for 1 hour and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal

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