When life gives you apples, make apple pie.

"Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness." ~ Jane Austen

This weekend I was given 14 apples. What could anyone do with 14 apples?! And not just anyone... what was I supposed to do with 14 apples?!? I'm not exactly an "apple-a-day" person. So after thinking it over, I decided upon some apple pies :)

Here's a very simple apple pie recipe that takes about 45 mins prep time and 50 mins to bake.

Slice-of-Heaven Apple Pie

6-8 apples (6 c. thinly sliced)
1 c. sugar

2 Tbsp. flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

Dash of nutmeg

Dash of salt

1 premade frozen pie crust

1. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

2. Peel apples and thinly slice them into separate bowl.

3. Alternate layers of apples, dry sugar/flour/spice mix, apples, etc. into a third bowl.

4. Thaw frozen pie crust for 10-15 minutes and after thawed, fill pie crust with apple mixture. Add all the mixture. It should be a heaping mound of apples, but don't worry because it will cook down.

5. Place pie on a cookie sheet with at least 1/2 inch edges since the pie will leak.


Crumble Topping

1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
6 Tbsp. butter

1.Mix sugar and flour.

2. Cut in butter and mix until crumbly and sprinkle over top of pie.

3. Bake pie at 400º F for 50 minutes.


I recommend serving with ice cream, but honestly, the pie is so delicious that it doesn't really need the ice cream.


Bon Appetit!


Jules