I’m back with a bajillion photos and I’m still not apologizing. If you missed yesterday’s post I finally debuted our famous {to us} sweet potato pie recipe and shared a katrillion photos that I wasn’t sorry for. These pictures are priceless to me and the memories made are even more special. For those that don’t know me from Adam and this is your first time stepping foot on Tried and Tasty if you read Mom’s Kitchen & My Trip To South Carolina it’ll make a whole lot more sense. Basically my parents moved miles and miles away from us and I miss them like crazy. So I’ll hold on to these pictures like it’s nobody’s business. Let’s talk pie shall we.
It’s no secret that I’m not a pie fan. Never have been. I get hung up on the crust. Not making it.. eating it. There’s just something about pie crust that I just don’t like. Graham cracker crust? I could eat that all the day long. Pastry crust? No thanks. That’s a big part of the reason why I don’t have many pie recipes on my site. I LOVE the innerds. Topped with ice cream or fresh whipped cream? You betcha! When we were planning our trip to South Carolina I knew I wanted to bake something and for whatever reason pies were the first thing that came to mind. My dad loves apple so I figured that would be a great one to add to the list. So together my mom and I suited up in our aprons and baked the day away. Mostly she did the hard work and I took a bajillion photos of the whole process. Apples are a pretty subject so I had a hard time restraining myself.
Mom's Apple Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 2/3 c. whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. chilled vegetable shortening
- 1/2 c. chilled unsalted butter cut in to small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 5 tbsp. or more ice water
Apple Filling
- 5 large Golden Delicious Apples could use Granny Smith
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 c. cold water
- 2 tbsp. flour
Instructions
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In a large bowl stir together dry ingredients for crust. Cut in vegetable shortening, butter and egg until small crumbles form.
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Slowly add in cold water by tbsp. at a time. Mixing after each addition. Knead gently just until combined. Roll out on cookie sheet or parchment paper until 1/4 in. thick.
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In a large saucepan on medium-low cook all apple ingredients until tender. Preheat oven to 350 F and bake for 1 hour.
Recipe Notes
Crust recipe adapted from Mom's 421st Fighter Squadron Black Widows Cookbook, recipe submitted by Jennis Pickens (Alexandria, Virginia)
I love love love apple pie! This looks just perfect.
Yvonne
You are so sweet, I sure did love cooking with my momma, this was extra fun to do with her!
Yes, the crust makes ALL the difference in the world. I have found that the secret to a flaky crust is to add a bit of vinegar – it seems to do the trick for me. Regardless, that crust looks DELISH, so I’m sure you have it down!
Yvonne
Thanks girl! Unfortunately flaky or not… I’m out. I just get get into it, which is fine – there are plenty of people that do like it! So I’ll share for them!
I’m totally the same way about crust! I hate when you end up with a dry flaky crust. Now this crust has got to be good because that pie looks divine!
Yvonne
Thank you so much Julie!!