Grammy's Kitchen · Apple Pie · Homemade Apple Pie
One of 64 apple pie recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #1 of 64 for fruit flavour among the apple pie recipes we compared. 156 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 64.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 17% | 14% |
| liquid | 0% | 3% |
| total sugar | 61% | 54% |
| egg | 0% | 10% |
| thickener | 2% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1361 g | 3 lbs apples ((I use 3 large Granny Smith and 3 large Honeycrisp) ) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon lemon juice |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (, divided) |
| 43 g | 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 15 g | 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| 230 g | 1 recipe homemade pie dough (2 crusts) ((My recipe makes enough for the 2 crusts needed)) |
| Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon milk |
Method: 9 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I think this is the best pie I ever made. I have tried so many recipes. I love baking but pies are hard for me. My 14 year old and I just made for the 4th of July. We used the lattice and it seems less soupy. The pie crust came out perfect. I put in t” — a cook, 5.0★
“Hi Lauren! I've tried so many of your recipes and love them all! I've never commented before, but just had to tell you that I made this apple pie today for one of our residents at work turning 103 that wanted apple pie for her bday. There was a big celebration” — a cook, 5.0★