Here’s a picture-perfect pie. With its classic lattice top and shiny glaze, you’ll feel so proud taking this apple pie from the oven. If Honey crisp apples are unavailable, use all Granny Smiths, or substitute Gala apples
MAKES: one 9-inch pie; 8 to 10 servings
PREP TIME: 30 minutes
CHILLING TIME: 30 minutes
COOKING TIME: 55 minutes
COOLING TIME: at least 4 hours
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 batch of Perfect Pastry
FILLING
- 4 cups peeled, cored and sliced Honey crisp apples (3 to 4 apples)
- 3 cups peeled, cored and sliced Granny Smith apples (2 to 3 apples)
- 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp dark rum or vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup lightly packed golden yellow sugar
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and softened
TOPPING
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp whole milk or cream
- 1 Tbsp turbinado or granulated sugar
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Prepare the pastry dough according to recipe instructions and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out half of the pastry on a floured surface and line a 9-inch pie dish. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF and place a baking sheet on the lower rack of the oven.
- Combine the apples, lemon juice, and rum in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Add the sugar mixture to the apples and toss until the apples are evenly coated.
- Tip the apple mixture into the prepared pie crust, jiggling the pie plate so the apples settle into the crust. Scatter the butter over the apples.
- Cover the pie with a lattice top.
- Whisk together the egg and milk in a small bowl. Brush the lattice top with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Place the pie dish on the hot baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Turn down the oven temperature to 350ºF. Bake until the crust is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbly, about 50 minutes. Check the pie after 25 minutes. If the crust is browning too much, cover the pie loosely with foil.
- Let the pie cool completely on a wire rack for at least 4 hours.
- Serve cold or at room temperature.
SWEET HISTORY:
As “sugar houses” to process sugar opened up throughout Europe in the 1400s, the demand for sugar rose. Sugar was prized for its role in food preservation, beer-making, and distilling. Sugar growers and manufacturers needed to expand their supply options and look for new locations to source sugar cane. In October 1493, on his second voyage to the Americas, Christopher Columbus took with him sugar cane plants, creating a whole new industry in the New World.
