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Apple Pie Tips
What are the best apples to use in pies?
In the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, we prefer using Granny Smith for pies because of its tart flavor and ability to hold its shape. If you want something with a little more sweetness, we recommend using Braeburn, Golden Delicious or Jonagold. Learn more about
the best apples for apple pie to determine which is the best one for you!
How many apples are in 6 cups?
Typically, 1 medium apple yields 1-1/3 cups sliced. For 6 cups of sliced apples, you will need about 5 medium apples. Plus, you'll have a little left over for a snack or to use in any of these
apple recipes!
How do you keep the bottom of a pie from getting soggy?
To avoid a pie bottom from getting soggy, allow the bottom crust to heat more rapidly than the rest of the pie. To do this, place a baking sheet in the oven while preheating and then bake your pie on the pan.
Is it better to bake a pie in glass or metal?
Both metal and glass pie plates work well for baking double-crust pies. But for single-crust pies that are pre-baked, a metal plate is preferred because it heats quicker and ensures a crisp crust. Follow our other pie baking tips in our
ultimate pie baking guide!
How do I keep my pie filling from being watery?
To prevent your pie from getting watery, make sure to have your
pie crust ready before mixing the filling. The longer the filling sits before baking, the more moisture it will release. Follow these
best-kept pie crust secrets so your crust can hold your pie filling nice and strong!
Reviews
Is there an egg substitute we can use for the egg whites? Also, if we use heaping tablespoons of flour, it will prevent the filling from being too watery right? Just want to confirm.
I have made this pie at least five times and each time I get rave reviews. My grandmother and mother said its the best apple pie they've ever had. I do cook it a little longer to make certain the apples aren't crunchy. Delicious ?? ??
Really yummy, only complaint is that like other people, the pie had soooo much liquid in the bottom. No biggy though, i just poured the liquid out carefully. Next time I would use more flower of cook the apples a bit first. The taste is great though! I used a bit less ginger, just because I was afraid it would be too overpowering, and it turned out good. Will make again.
Mine came out super liquidity and my apples were still crunchy. I have to bake it again. The flavor was okay.
Was pretty good but small tart apples! Was awesome! I love it!
This is the first apple pie I've ever mad and is seriously one of THE BEST apple pies I've ever tasted!!! I followed the heaping tablespoon suggestion for the flour but all the other directions as is. I believe I've made another dish better than my mother-in-law and she's been making her pie for well over 50 years. My husband was pleasantly surprised!
OMG, this was an amazing pie. I have made so many things for my family and me, and this was by far their favorite thing I've ever made. I read the reviews before and used heaping tablespoons and it worked out great. I didn't measure out my lemon juice. I honestly just poured whatever the apples needed :D I actually really liked a little bit of that lemon flavor. I would recommend some more some cinnamon, but I really love cinnamon so that's your choice lol. I used a pre-made frozen pie crust, and as you can see, it worked out great. Ovbiously, I had to buy some more to get the top covered. I recommend to not be shy with the egg whites! I brushed all the egg white on the top, and I'm glad I did. I thought about not using all of it, but I did, and got a great pie. All in all, this was the most awesome pie ever! SO glad I found this recipe. <3
This pie was delicious! It was the first homemade pie I ever made, but the recipe was easy, it included items I usually already have in the kitchen, and it didn't take much time to prep. However, I only had Gala apples which made the pie perfectly sweet, but not too sweet. I didn't have any ginger so I missed out on that intended kick the recipe included. The top layer of my crust was still raw after 25 mins, so I added 13 more minutes...it was then half- undercooked, so I added 10 more minutes and adjusted to 400 degrees. Maybe I had the pie on a rack too low in the oven. All I know that in the end, it was delicious!
I’m a 14 year old baker and I’ve always wanted to make an apple pie but I always thought it was too hard. I found this recipe and I was astonished by how easy it seemed. This pie came out so well when I made it. My whole family loved it so I already made it twice in the last week! This apple pie recipe is so good and very simple to make. I will definitely continue to make this pie for the rest of my life!
i don’t recommend this recipe. The pie had a lot of juice left at the bottom but the pie was still dry. I followed the recipe exactly and it looked good until i tried it. TOO MUCH cinnamon and nutmeg and my apples were still crunchy...