We in the US are celebrating Veterans Day today. We are acknowledging and celebrating all of our soldiers and their selfless commitment to our country and its citizens. Those that faced the unimaginable, those that lost their lives in the line of duty, those who continue to give their all for each us. Our heroes past and present, our veterans.
Please join me in prayer as we ask our Lord to hold our servicemen and women in His strong arms. To cover them with His sheltering grace and presence as they stand in the gap for our protection. May all of the members of our armed forces be filled with courage to face each day and may they trust in the Lord’s mighty power to accomplish each task. Let our military brothers and sisters and their loved ones feel our love and support. Amen
Let’s eat an “all American” dessert with dinner tonight.
I hope you will enjoy my Easy Apple Pie recipe.
UPDATE- I am very proud of this yummy recipe. It had nearly 30,000 pins on Pinterest until my blog went down and the IP address was changed. ( you can read about it here). So many lovely people shared photos of their pies and sweet comments too on my apple pie pin. I do smile when I know that at one time nearly 30,000 people enjoyed my pie, and hopefully will continue to do so.
What You Need
- Pastry for 2 crusts (I use the premade pie crusts from the market)
- 8 Cups (about 3 lbs) baking apples (peeled, cored and sliced Granny Smith, Jonathan, Honeycrisp or your favorite baking apple)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 3/4 Cup white sugar
- 1/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tbsp milk
- Basting Brush
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- 9 inch pie pan
Before You Start: Preheat oven to 425° and prepare your apples, place bottom pie crust into pie pan
Let’s Make It! In a bowl mix sliced apples with lemon juice coat well. In a small bowl combine sugars, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg and add it to the apples and mix well to coat. Pour coated apples into the prepared crust-lined pie pan and add butter in little bits evenly all over the apples. Place second crust on top of pie filling, cut slits, or poke with a fork, top of dough to vent. Seal the edges of the crust with a fork or with your thumbs.
In the small bowl, beat the egg and milk with a fork and then using your basting brush, brush mixture over top crust. Bake at 425 ° for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 °and bake for 40-45 minutes more or until the crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Serves 6-8
Katies Tid Bits* If the edges start to get too dark just add strips of foil to cover them. If the pie has reached a golden brown before the time is up. Loosely “tent” the entire pie with foil.
Do you make pie all year or only on special occasions?
Will you give my Easy Apple Pie recipe a try? You can download the recipe below.
I have made this pie twice and we absolutely love it. Perfect blend of sugar and spice (like my family)
Your recipe was my first attempt at an apple pie, and it will remain my go-to from now on.
Thank you so much for trying my pie. I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Hugs!
Can you make it a day ahead?
Hello Linda, yes you can. But you need to keep it refrigerated. If you prefer your pie warm, like I do, I just pop a slice into the microwave for 30 seconds. I hope you will enjoy my apple pie. Hugs!
My 14-yr-old son and I are trying this recipe today! First time for both of us for makin apple pies! Thanks for the clear and easy recipe and instructions! Happy Thanksgiving!!
How wonderful, I made it for Thanksgiving ( smile). I hope you enjoyed it. I’d love to know what you think. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, hugs!
Made the recipe with store bought gluten-free crusts. Also took the liberty of doubling the spices and added cardamom and dried sweetened cranberries as I am planning to make this for Thanksgiving. Turned out great. Thanks for the inspiration!
My pleasure, enjoy your amped up version. (smile)
Mine came out watery not sure why. But very delicious!
Oh darn, at least it still tasted good ( smiley face). Did you remember to add the flour to the fruit? Baking fruit draws out the water and can make the filling a bit thin. Always make sure your pie is cooked and cooled completely before slicing, this will also keep your pie filling from being to thin. I hope you’ll try again. Thank you for making my recipe and being a reader at Katherines Corner. Did you see the new giveaway? Hugs!
Mine came out watery as well, I had to add a little cornstarch and that thickened it up, I love trying different pie recipes. I have a couple that my grandma came up with. But this one was good.
Hello Trey, thank you for trying the recipe. Baking fruit draws out the water in the fruit. A “watery” pie filling can occur if you haven’t baked the pie long enough and/or it hasn’t cooled long enough before slicing. I hope you’ll give it another try ( smile).Hugs!
Yep I made another one today I did a apple cranberry pie with the same recipe as yours just add cranberries and I let it cool a little bit longer it came out perfect
AWESOME! The mix of tart cranberries and sweet apples, what a wonderful combination! Hugs
Very simple to make and delicious. I always mix my apple varieties. Guess what I’m getting ready to do right now?
I guess you will be eating apple pie right now! I’m happy you enjoy it William, thank you for your comment
Can you freeze the filling?
Hello Alex, everything is always better fresh. But, although I havent done it I don’t see why not. Put it in a tightly sealed freezer container and I suggest use withing 3 months. I hope you will enjoy the pie. Hugs
I love your easy apple pie recipe. I made the first one and it was the best apple pie my husband and I ever tasted. I never post pictures or comments but this was so worthy. I am making four more now for my new neighbors, old neighbors, and friends. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift.
Caroline what a lovely way to start my day. Your comment is like a warm hug and I am over the moon happy that you and your hubby enjoy my easy apple pie recipe. I think your friends and neighbors will enjoy it even more because you made it. Hugs!
Lovely post. I love pie and eat it all year round and apple has to be my 2nd favorite after blueberry 🙂
I posted on the topic too (hurray for so many of us who did because I love love love that we’re honoring our service men and women).
And as for that recipe… I sooooo wish we were neighbors, you know. 🙂
I hope your Veterans Day has been going well Katie! A very special day indeed. I am having a patty for supper in Jamaica and this pie would go just perfect with it!:) Looks very yummy.
Hi!
Thanks for stopping by on my blog!
Your blog is very very interesting, I just love this pie recipe, I am gonna to make some 😉
Very pleased to meet you,
Ana@carpe-diem
p.s. see you on your linky party!
Good morning Katherin i am sooo in agreement prayer for the health wealth and happiness and joy for our Veterans in the past and those that are Veterans NOW! ALLLLL of them are such a blessing! AND SO ARE U KATHERINE!! thanks for the pie recipe! looks and sounds scrumptious! OR JUST PLAIN OLE YUMMY!:-)
That looks delicious! I only make pie on special occasions, usually Thanksgiving. I like to go all out and make everything homemade (including the pie crust) so I only do it once a year!
Beautiful prayer for the veterans.
Hi, Katie
This looks yummy!
What a great tribute to the men and women who place their own lives on the line to protect us. I think of the sacrifices that they make on our behalf and am so very glad that our first lady, Michelle and Dr. Biden have made this one of the causes they champion…to make sure that all veterans get the proper medical treatment upon returning home and can find jobs where they can put all the experience they learned while in the military to good use.
I was just talking to husband about making a cherry pie yesterday. Although, I might have to try the apple instead…it looks delicious! 🙂
Thank you Katherine for your wonderful prayer. I join you in sending my thoughts and prayers for all the troops and their families.
Love the recipe! Apple Pie is one of my favorites!
God bless our veterans. What a lovely recipe too. Will definitely give it a whirl. I am stopping by via the Social Blog hop so please pop over and say hi!
Thank you, Katherine, for your sweet prayer and your kind thoughts. Veteran’s Day is very special to me. I can’t celebrate with my dad in law anymore, until I see him in heaven. God bless you and all of our service men and women, and our vets.
Loved the prayer! I have a confession, I have never made a pie. I am going to make Pumpkin pie this year for the first time. Last year I made a Pumpkin Pudding type pie and my family said they want just a good old fashion Pie, so I am gonna try. Your apple pie sounds delicious.
Amen! Our church did an awesome tribute to our military yesterday.
Happy Veterans Day!
Over here we will be celebration Deepavali. Indian Festival of Light , tomorrow
God bless all our veterans, past and present.