Classic Apple Pie

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 64.

	this recipe	typical
fat	91%	14%
liquid	20%	3%
total sugar	62%	54%
egg	17%	10%
salt	2%	0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

300 g	2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
25 g	2 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 g	1 teaspoon salt
170 g	12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch slices
102 g	1/2 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 2 pieces
	4 tablespoons vodka (cold)
59 g	4 tablespoons ice water
150 g	3/4 cup granulated sugar
	2 tablespoons instant tapioca
2 g	1/4 teaspoon salt
1 g	1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
0 g	1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
907 g	2 pounds McIntosh apples (about 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick)
680 g	1 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick)
15 g	1 tablespoons lemon juice
50 g	1 egg white (beaten lightly)
12 g	1 tablespoon granulated sugar (for topping)

Method: 7 steps, published by www.browneyedbaker.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“One of my earliest childhood memories has been my grandma helping me make her famous apple pie. My mom can’t cook so ever since I have been able to move a spoon in a bowl my grandmother taught me how to make her apple pie recipe. Her famous recipe was known to” — a cook, 5.0★

“I made this pie to a T... except used gala and Granny Smith.  The crust is divine, but my apples were still “crisp” inside and the glaze was like water.  I had to “drain” the pie.  I was so disappointed.   I would use the crust recipe again, but have no idea w” — a cook, 3.0★