Deep-Dish Apple Pie

Name: Deep-Dish Apple Pie
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 kilograms Granny Smith apples, peeled, quartered, and cored; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters to 8 tablespoons (about ice water; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 lemon, zested; 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 orange, zested; 118 milliliters sugar, plus 1 teaspoon to sprinkle on top; 1 Tbsp sugar; 12 Tbsps (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter; 79 milliliters very cold vegetable shortening

The recipe Deep-Dish Apple Pie is ready in approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes and is definitely an excellent vegetarian option for lovers of American food. One serving contains 477 calories, 5g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up granny smith apples, kosher salt, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a dessert.

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Cut each apple quarter in thirds crosswise and combine in a bowl with the zests, juices, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.

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Allspice

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Nutmeg

Apple

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Roll out half the pie dough and drape it over a 9- or 10-inch pie pan to extend about 1/2-inch over the rim. Don't stretch the dough; if it's too small, just put it back on the board and re-roll it.

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Pie Dough

Dough

Roll

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Pie Form

Fill the pie with the apple mixture.

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Apple

Brush the edge of the bottom pie crust with the egg wash so the top crust will adhere. Top with the second crust and trim the edges to about 1-inch over the rim. Tuck the edge of the top crust under the edge of the bottom crust and crimp the 2 together with your fingers or a fork.

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Pie Crust

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Egg

Brush the entire top crust with the egg wash, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar, and cut 4 or 5 slits.

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Crust

Sugar

Egg

Place the pie on a sheet pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the crust is browned and the juices begin to bubble out.

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Crust

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Oven

Frying Pan

Serve warm.

Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Shortening

Water

Butter

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Peas

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Wrap

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Cut the dough in half.

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Dough

Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top crust.

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Crust

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Roll

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