Apple Pie
Recipe from John Kanell · original post · full recipe on preppykitchen.com
A classic double-crust apple pie with a no-cook filling of thinly sliced apples, sugar and spice, baked to a deep golden crust.
Serves 8 Prep 35 min Ready in 1 hr 50 minKid-friendly
Bake
Ingredients
- apples — peeled, cored and thinly sliced1.35 kg
- lemon juice — 2 tbsp40 ml
- granulated sugar200 g
- all-purpose flour60 g
- ground cinnamon — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- ground nutmeg — ¼ tsp0.6 g
- refrigerated pie crusts2 ea
- unsalted butter — 2 tbsp; diced37 g
- large egg — lightly beaten1 ea
Method
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the apple slices with the lemon juice. Add the sugar, flour and spices and stir until the apples are well coated.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll one pie crust into a 12- to 14-inch (30 to 35 cm) circle. Line a 9-inch (23 cm) pie pan with it, letting the excess hang over the edge. Pour in the apple filling and pat it into an even layer, mounding it slightly in the center. Dot with the butter.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 2 ea Vegan pie crusts instead of refrigerated pie crusts
- 37 g Vegan butter instead of unsalted butter
- 30 ml Oat milk instead of large egg
Brush the top crust with oat milk instead of beaten egg; baking time is unchanged.
Dairy-free
- 2 ea Dairy-free pie crusts instead of refrigerated pie crusts
- 37 g Vegan butter instead of unsalted butter
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Missing items
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ColesBest choice$8.67
for your meals
$30.81 at the till, incl. $22.14 of food you keep
$0.05 less on the food you use, over the 8 items both stores stock
No price at Coles:
- refrigerated pie crusts
Woolworths$8.72
for your meals
$26.42 at the till, incl. $17.70 of food you keep
No price at Woolworths:
- refrigerated pie crusts
Aldi$6.31
for your meals
$23.08 at the till, incl. $16.77 of food you keep
No price at Aldi:
- refrigerated pie crusts
- large egg
$1.08a serve
from $1.08 a serve at Coles · 8 of 9 ingredients priced
About $8.67 of ingredients used for 8 serves.
$30.81 at Coles · all 8 items
ColesBest choice$8.67
missing 1 item
you'll pay $30.81 · 72% of it spare
Woolworths$8.72
missing 1 item · $0.05 more for the same food
you'll pay $26.42 · 67% of it spare
Aldi$6.31
missing 2 items
you'll pay $23.08 · 73% of it spare
Buy at Coles$30.81
apples
$4.90/kg
need 1.35 kg7 × Coles Pink Lady Apples Medium approx. 200 g$0.98closest match
Coles$4.90/kg$0.98·Aldi$3.69/kg$3.69·Woolworths~$4.30/kg$0.86
lemon juice
$0.42/100ml
need 40 mlColes Lemon Juice 250 ml$1.05closest match
Coles$0.42/100ml$1.05·Aldi$0.38/100ml$0.95·Woolworths$0.42/100ml$1.05
granulated sugar
$0.13/100g
need 200 gColes Simply White Sugar 2 kg$2.60
Coles$0.13/100g$2.60·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Aldi$0.13/100g$2.59
all-purpose flour
$1.30/kg
need 60 gColes Simply Plain Flour 1 kg$1.30closest match
Coles$1.30/kg$1.30·Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30
ground cinnamon
$0.80/10g
need 3.8 gHoyt's Cinnamon Dutch Ground 25 g$2.00closest match
Coles$0.80/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.58/10g$2.39·Woolworths$0.80/10g$2.00
ground nutmeg
$0.68/10g
need 0.6 gColes Nutmeg Ground 44 g$3.00closest match
Coles$0.68/10g$3.00·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.66/10g$3.39
unsalted butter
$1.80/100g
need 37 gColes Simply Unsalted Butter 250 g$4.50closest match
Coles$1.80/100g$4.50·Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$1.76/100g$4.40
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