1700s-present - English and European settlers adapting American orchard apples

Apple Pie

Name: Apple Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dough for a double-crust 9-inch pie; 6 to 7 cups peeled sliced baking apples; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons butter, cut up; 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water, for brushing

A double-crust apple pie with cinnamon-spiced apples and a flaky butter crust.

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Difficulty

Moderate

Prep time

45 minutes plus chilling

Cook time

1 hour

Total time

About 2 hours 30 minutes

Servings

Region

Orchard country

Era introduced

1700s-present

Introduced by

English and European settlers adapting American orchard apples

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The Story

Apple pie is one of America's most famous food symbols precisely because it is not simple. Apples, wheat crusts, sugar, and spices arrived through many routes; English and European pie traditions met American orchards and home baking. By the 19th and 20th centuries, the pie had become shorthand for home, prosperity, and national feeling. The Melting Pot version celebrates that layered story rather than pretending the dish appeared from nowhere.

Ingredients

Dough for a double-crust 9-inch pie
6 to 7 cups peeled sliced baking apples
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, cut up
1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water, for brushing

Equipment

Pie plate
Oven
Cutting board
Chef's knife
Mixing bowl
Pastry brush
Measuring cups and spoons

Directions

Chill pie dough before rolling.
Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
Toss apples with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and lemon juice.
Line a 9-inch pie plate with bottom crust and fill with apples.
Dot with butter and cover with top crust; crimp and cut vents.
Brush with egg wash.
Bake 20 minutes, then reduce oven to 375 degrees F and bake 35 to 45 minutes more, until juices bubble and crust is browned.
Cool at least 2 hours before slicing.