Just Baking

I am normally a very close recipe follower. Every once in awhile I’ll make my own adaptions, but for the most part, if it is a well reviewed recipe I will stick to it. Apple pie is one of the few exceptions for me. I tend to be more of a scoop and dump kind of girl when it comes to making an apple pie. Because of this, my apple pies are always good yet never consistent.

There is one recipe that I go off of, and that is a recipe for Kentucky Festival Apple Pie that I adopted from the Recipezaar Abandoned Recipe Adoption several years ago. One change I immediately made to my version of the recipe was to combine white sugar with brown sugar. I love the caramelized flavor the brown sugar brings to the apples in the pie. I always add a squirt of lemon juice as well simply because that’s what my mom always does with her apple pies. To conclude, I brush a little milk on top of the crust and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top.

Do you have a favorite apple pie recipe? What are some of your tips and tricks for the perfect apple pie?
Kentucky Apple Festival Apple Pie

SERVES 6

Crust

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Filling

• 7 granny smith apples
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup sugar (I always use half white sugar, half brown sugar)
• 1Tbs flour
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter