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.
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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ColesBest choice· $8.61 of food
$34.61
75% spare
No price at Coles for:
- refrigerated pie crusts
Woolworths· $10.00 of food · $1.39 more
$32.39
69% spare
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- refrigerated pie crusts
Aldi· $6.73 of food
$21.30
68% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- refrigerated pie crusts
- large egg
$1.08a serve
from $1.08 a serve at Coles · 8 of 9 ingredients priced
About $8.61 of ingredients used for 8 serves.
$33.03 across 3 shops · 8 of 9 items priced · $5.89 more for bigger packs, 78% spare for later
ColesBest choice$8.61
missing 1 item
you'll pay $34.61 · 75% of it spare
Woolworths$10.00
missing 1 item · $1.39 more
you'll pay $32.39 · 69% of it spare
Aldi$6.73
missing 2 items
you'll pay $21.30 · 68% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$12.93
apples
$3.99/kg
need 1.35 kg7 × Pink Lady Apples approx. 200 g$0.80closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.80·Coles$4.90/kg$0.98·Woolworths~$5.72/kg$1.03
lemon juice
$0.38/100ml
need 40 mlColway Lemon Juice 250 ml$0.95closest match
Aldi$0.38/100ml$0.95·Woolworths$0.42/100ml$1.05·Coles$0.42/100ml$1.05
all-purpose flour
$1.20/kg
need 60 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
unsalted butter
$1.60/100g
need 37 gPure Valley Unsalted Butter 250 g$3.99
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Coles$1.80/100g$4.50·Woolworths$1.92/100g$4.80
Buy at Coles$18.10
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
ground cinnamon
$0.55/10g
need 3.8 gMasterFoods Herbs And Spices Cinnamon Ground 109 g$6.00closest match
Coles$0.55/10g$6.00·Woolworths$0.80/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.58/10g$2.39
Buy at Woolworths$2.00
ground nutmeg
$0.67/10g
need 0.6 gWoolworths Nutmeg Ground 30 g$2.00closest match
Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Coles$1.12/10g$2.80·Aldi$0.66/10g$3.39
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