Grandma Ople's Apple Pie

I am on a roll! Two different pies in one week. Call me the pie master. I originally wanted to bake a pumpkin pie AND apple pie for Thanksgiving, but decided not to be a hero. Since I bought all the goods to bake an apple pie and I didn't want it to go to waste, I baked one this morning.

This recipe had over 6,200 5 star reviews on it! How could you NOT try this, right? Grandma Ople's granddaughter posted this recipe. What warmed my heart was reading her words on how thankful she is for all the positive feedback and that her grandmother lives on through this recipe. Doesn't that give you the fuzzies?

 

Grandma Ople's Apple Pie

Recipe cred Grandma Ople's Apple Pie (Posted by her Granddaughter)

Ingredients:

8 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3 Tablespoons of flour
1/2 cup of unsalted butter (1 stick of butter)
1/4 cup of water
Pastry for 9 inch double crust pie

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.

Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Julia's Notes: Prep the lattice ahead of time, so you can pour the sauce immediately and avoid it hardening. Place pie in the bottom rack to avoid it burning. I think 425 was too hot. There were a few burnt marks on the pie. I think 350 the entire time will suffice. Next time, I'm going to add cinnamon and I will try another apple variety. Granny Smith apples are too tart for my taste. This pie was delish, but I wished the apples were sweeter. I leave you with three words... A LA MODE!