This is an excellent recipe for a party-sized deep dish apple pie with delicious homemade crust and perfectly spiced tart apples.
Preparation Time
25 mins
Cooking Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Calories
632 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Adjust rack in oven to lower third. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Step 2
Combine 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until coarse meal forms. Add remaining 1 cup flour; pulse to incorporate. Alternate adding vodka and water to flour mixture a tablespoon at a time, pulsing until dough forms into a ball.
Step 3
Divide the dough in half and shape into balls. Roll out each ball to fit a 12-inch deep-dish pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate. Brush 1/2 of egg wash over bottom pie crust.
Step 4
Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large stock pot. Remove from heat. Add apples and let stand 10 minutes; drain. Toss lemon juice and zest together with apples in a large bowl.
Step 5
Combine 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, apple pie spice, and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
Step 6
Place 1 layer of apples onto pie crust; sprinkle with some of the spice mixture. Repeat with remaining apples and spice mixture, reserving 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture for top crust. Cover apples with top pie crust; brush with remaining egg wash and sprinkle with remaining spice mixture.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes more.
Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 tablespoon cold butter
½ lemon, zested and juiced
¼ cup vodka, or as needed
¼ cup cold water, or as needed
1 ½ cups cold butter
4 pounds Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
