Simple Apple Pie

First, before making apple pie or my homemade applesauce buy one of these:

Now about the pie...

With an apple peeler and corer an apple pie is incredibly simple! This is my basic go to recipe but adding some apple butter to make it creamier or some pears is also delicious. 

Confession: I seldom make my own pie crusts. I just like the Pillsbury ones. Feel free to make your own!

One Pillsbury Pie Crust

7-9 Medium Apples (I use a combination of golden delicious and gala)

1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour  

1/3 to 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 

2 Tsps Cinnamon 

1 Tsp Nutmeg 

2 Tbsps Butter 

Turbinado Sugar 

In a 9" pie plate, lay out the first layer of the pie crust and prick it with a fork several times. If you like a truly crispy crust, stick it in a preheated 350 oven for 10-12 minutes to give it a head start.  You do not have to. It will taste delicious without the extra crust cooking.

Use your apple slicer/corer and peel and slice your apples. Put the apples in a mixing bowl and add flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well but gently! Let sit for a couple of minutes to meld together.

Pour apple mixture into pie crust. Break up the butter and sprinkle on top of apples and top with other pie crust. Use a knife to cut a few slits into the top to allow steam to escape. Top with a sprinkle of Turbinado sugar if you like. Bake for about an hour at 350.

Serve with vanilla ice cream, unless you are my mom and then chocolate ice cream!