Old Fashion Apple Pie

~Nimz~'s Note:

This is an old family favorite. The best apple pie we have ever had. I hope it becomes one of your favorites.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 10

Yield: 1.0 pie

• 1 recipe pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
3. Stir in flour to form a paste.
4. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
5. Stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
6. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
7. Place the bottom crust in your pan.
8. Fill with apples, mounded slightly.
9. Cover with a lattice work of crust.
10. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust.
11. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
12. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
13. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Reviews

[ladyfingers]

Oops! I didn't follow directions correctly, and it still turned out great. Instead of pouring the sauce over the outer crust, I let the slurry cool a bit and stirred it into the cut up apples. That will teach me not to read directions first! Oh well--I just put a lattice top crust on, giving it an egg-white wash with a sprinkling of sugar and baked as directed. A beautiful looking pie...inside and out. Its taste is slightly different than a typical apple pie--I attribute that to half brown/half white sugar and 1/2 C butter. A nice combination and a little bit different than usual--thanks Nimz.

[Lisa in Oregon]

I have made this pie twice now, It's fun to make and the flavor is outstanding.... we served ours with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and let it melt alittle and it was to die for!!!! Thank you !!

[Baby Kato]

What a great recipe ~Nimz~. We loved this ooey gooey apple pie. The flavour was incredible. The crust was flaky and tender while the apple filling and sauce were out of this world. One of the best tasting apple pies I have tried so far on this site. That said, I also had a little trouble with the caramel sauce, it was too thick, it wouldn't pour, so I added 1/2 cup of water to compensate. It worked great. The end result was truly a spectacular tasting home made treat. Thanks for sharing a recipe that has gone into my keeper box.