Butter Crust Apple Pie

A beautiful pie to celebrate the arrival of autumn. Ingredients and directions are described below -- thank you for watching.
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Butter Crust Apple Pie
Ingredients for one 9.5-inch pie plate
For the all-butter pastry crust:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) cold, diced butter
1 large egg
Up 1/2 cup ice water
Put the flour, salt, sugar, and butter in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse 3-5 times to break up the butter. Process in the egg and 1/4 cup of the water, adding more water a tablespoon at a time just until the dough comes together. Transfer the dough to a lightly-floured work surface, and divide into two equal pieces. Form each piece into a disk. Wrap each disk in cling film and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Roll each half into a circle that is about 2 inches larger than the diameter of the pie pan.
For the apple filling:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Thinly sliced pared apples -- about 6 cups
Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour over apples, and toss to coat.
Turn apple mixture into pastry-lined pie plate, cover with top crust that has slits cut in it; seal and flute. Cover edge with strips of aluminum foil (or, use a pie "shield"); remove foil (or shield) during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake at 425°F until crust is brown and juice starts to bubble through slits in crust -- about 1 hour. Cool completely before slicing.

[@renestewart604]

I love Tiger’s conversations. My late Zoey and I used to chat while I was cooking or baking. She used to sit on my recipe book just to let me know she knew which recipe I was following. I used to take photos of her next to the baked goods. She was a siamese and they are extremely talkative. I was questioned about every ingredient and what its purpose was. If I couldn’t find Zoey, I would just put the Kenwood mixer on and she would appear.

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[@nancyvance2772]

My mother who lived to the ripe old age of 99 always ate sharp cheddar with her apple pie! Love your channel!

[@karenlukas1222]

Kevin, I made this pie yesterday and it is spectacular! I've been making apple pies for many years (- don't ask how many!) and thought that I had the best recipe. I was SO wrong! Your crust recipe was so easy to roll out and it baked up so flaky! I've never used honey crisp apples in pies before, but they are now my go-to variety. This recipe deserves a 5 star review! Thank you so much!

[@debbiecarpenter2951]

I made this pie, and used peaches. It was delicious!!! The crust was perfect and tasted amazing. I watch a lot of cooking videos and you are one of my favorites. Every recipe I’ve tried has turned out so good. If you’re new to bread baking, I highly recommend watch Kevin make bread🤗

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Debbie - Great to know that the pie was a success for you!

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Dear Kevin...your videos have improved greatly...this one is two years old...great pie instructions...thank you...much love from RLGT...

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The pie is going north very deliciously, Kevin...

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Your recipes are always wonderful, but what is SUPER WONDERFUL are the handy hints you give along the way that are so helpful. Thank you. Los Angeles.

[@davidd.6116]

This looks like a great crust and pie. My husband promised that he will make this Apple Pie. Thanks for another great recipe.

[@carolusay1011]

YES! My mom grew up in New York State. She used to say apple pie without sharp cheddar cheese is like a kiss without a hug.... :)

[@lopeover6296]

I love your channel! I spit up my morning tea up when you started beating the pie crust to make it more malleable! ❤️👏🤣 I have a love/hate relationship with pie crust! Ice cream with apple pie is my fave!

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What I ove about you Kevin is your no pretence approach to the most delicious recipes! All tried, proven and true. Must makes that enhance lifes pleasures. Thankyou!

[@suzanneseely7167]

That pie looks scrumptious. I really enjoy your friendly and casual presentation. All your recipes look delicious and your home and garden are lovely.

[@cloudshine]

I think it's an upstate New York German, French and Dutch thing. Grew up on it, too. So good. You are bringing back so many memories of beautiful foods prepared and served by my grandmother with love Thank you, Kevin.

[@terrychristens9110]

Lowcountry SC also.

[@gwendolynfish2102]

Minnesota and Michigan also love cheddar with apple pie! It’s wonderful! We also put grape jelly on our grilled cheese sandwiches! Heaven!

[@susangolden7383]

I love cheese with apple pie! What a beautiful pie, as usual!!! Thank you for spending the morning with me!!!

[@maryhamilton5773]

A pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze.

[@bettyvorley1130]

We grew up eating cheddar cheese with apple pie. I also add a little bit of butter to the top of the apples before baking. It adds a bit of richness.

[@ashleybreckheimer1387]

I've always put bitter into my filling as well.

[@dlmj47]

I add butter and sometimes a splash of maple syrup.

[@ashleybreckheimer1387]

@@dlmj47 one time I didn't have cinnamon So, I took my moms homemade apple butter with real sweet cream butter n mixed it with the apples and it turned put perfect ( I only.used a dash of flour to thicken , I know corn startch would be better lol)

[@jeanash9502]

I really enjoy the step by step preparation on utube thanks Kevin 😊

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Your presentation style is the best part of your "brand." The only things missing are a vintage apron, an embroidered dish towel, and some hand crocheted hot pads scattered about and used with love. Another ccokbook titled memories of home cooking would be absoutely delightful. You are not pretentious, and I genuinely hope that you eat and enjoy your own cooking, not spitting it out after testing. I love your smile and your critters.

[@miriamcressman4027]

I started to drool when you were tasting your masterpiece! 😋

[@maitlandbowen5969]

Thank you, Kevin. Enjoyed your rendition of your paternal mother’s apple pie. I will plan to make it myself very soon. Could hear your cat ‘meowing’ in the background, which I loved! And the cook of the leftover apples looked delicious too! 🍂🍃🌈

[@mannyblanco396]

I'll bet that addition of egg makes the crust delicious, and it keeps it shape better than some other recipes that I've used that were only flour, fat, salt, and water. Really love your channel.

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THIS is why I like you shows. Stuff happens.

[@carolking6355]

That looks heavenly. Like when I was a child. Thank you. ❤

[@barbdaane2047]

My German grandmother always served apple pie with cheddar cheese, along with telling us that 'apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze'. I'm so glad I've found your site Kevin. You are great. Happy 2023!!!

[@myboibill]

First off , I am thoroughly enjoying your channel you are such an affable host with very apparent hands on experience. I know here in Massachusetts out here in the western portion my grandmother who is born in 1898 always served a sharp cheddar cheese with her apple pie. I also remember my mother reciting the following little ditty, it went like this “Apple pie Without cheese is like a hug without a squeeze. That was recited up in the Huntington Massachusetts well over a century ago. Anyway I’m going to go and watch more of your videos it’s so nice to have you on KZbin.

[@Stephenrsm7600]

Kevin, you are just a wealth of knowledge and information!!! I greatly appreciate your pearls of wisdom!!! You are SO good at instructing people on what you are doing!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Question, where did you get your pastry cloth??? I guess I need to buy one for myself!!! Your chest just turns out SO nice!!! I wish I was there to enjoy your pie with you!!!!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Thank you, Stephenrsm7600! I purchased the pastry cloth (it comes as a "pastry frame" -- I don't use the frame part) from Amazon. Here's the linky:amzn.to/2XvmdNS

[@Stephenrsm7600]

@@kevinleejacobs1364 Bless you Kevin for making my life so much simpler!!!

[@ashleybreckheimer1387]

Thank you for making the homemade pie crust look so simple ! I've always cheated with the store bought and now I'm going to master this Thank you Thank you Thank you 😊 ( im gonna get fat making soufflé and pie 🤣)

[@joyhinterberg3368]

Hi Kevin, nice to meet you…this is my first time on your channel & I loved your vid! I’ve always been gun-shy about pie crust making & you instruct well & make it look effortless, so I will try your recipe…I can’t wait!! Thank you for sharing with us your recipes!

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You are the best, don’t worry that sometimes it is not going the way it should.It only makes me ,and I speak for a lot of your subscribers more confident that I can do it. Food always great with the right ingredients even though it did go the way you wanted it. (btw, less sugar is better for your health) Kevin you always make my mouth water. YUMMY!! ❤❤👍👍🤩🤩🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏

[@heatherkennedy9973]

my grand mother made her crust with 1/2 butter and 1/2 shorting--great crust!! :)

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Your grandmother had the ideal combination there: Butter contributes flavor, while shortening improves texture.

[@gbmgnrs]

This just spoke of home and autumn...how lovely and delicious!

[@frankutah7911]

Yes to cheese.A pie and cheese goes with almost anything.

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Happy Sunday morning Kevin, we have been waiting for this since you showed us the apple peeler/corer. Love everything you do and make thanks for sharing 😉😉👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

[@myheartisinjapan3184]

Apple pie is my favorite. This turned out perfect, Kevin.

[@adriaschumann9641]

My mother was British and YES, she served her homemade apple pie with very sharp Irish cheddar.....really really sharp.

[@marymauldin3229]

Good morning Kevin. Very wonderful pie.

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So lovely to hear Tiger 💖

[@angelainnello96]

That looks amazing!! I had it with sharp cheddar cheese as a kid as well. 🥰

[@patriciacunningham7562]

My grandma always brushed the crust with milk and sprinkled it with sugar, so I do too. My favorite pie apples are a mix of Fuji and Gala, and Arkansas Blacks are wonderful if you can find them.

[@sueanderson1926]

Thats 1 of my pies for thanksgiving

[@rickm5271]

YES! My favorite way to have apple pie is with a big slice of melted extra sharp cheddar cheese on top. I always preferred that to ice cream. Chef's kiss!

[@andrearojas545]

Delicious 🍎 🥧😋 pie thank you for sharing your recipe Kevin , love it.

[@jas57264]

YUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM!!!!! This brought back wonderful memories of my Grandmother. She mad an apple pie every single week, like clockwork.

[@phyllisstrider2998]

I have heard of Apple pie and cheese, but in the South we add a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side of our warm pie. Yummy!

[@rebeccaschen4372]

Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze!! Are favorite saying of my good friend’s Grandma!! She always had cheddar for her apple pies.

[@sherilynpeters6459]

I love apple pie. I have never used all butter, however I'm going to give it a try. Looks so scrumptious.

[@donnabigley6708]

I bet this pie was delicious. It sure looks so good! Yum with ice cream on top!

[@ladyw605]

There’s nothing better than an old-fashioned homemade apple pie!!! Oh yes-I have had cheese with apple pie many times!!! My favorite cheese is old-fashioned hoop cheese-black or red rind is delicious with apple pie or apple tarts or even fried apple pies which are very popular in the south!!!

[@dc5600]

There is nothing like a homemade pie! I use 1/2 shortening and 1/2 butter and cube it in the freezer until use. I remember eating apple pie with cheddar cheese in the 70s here in Maryland.

[@glendaslanina9939]

Hello Kevin…….I love autumn and I love apple pie. I’m with you, the only way to eat apple pie is homemade and with the sharpest cheddar cheese. I, too, am of German decent, so perhaps that is where this flavor combination originated. By the way, I’m in California so I think it’s more of a family tradition as opposed to regional. Enjoy!🍎🍏🍎

[@jelsner5077]

My grandmother taught me how to make pie. She always used shortening and glass pie plates, too. I prefer the all butter crust. Fall is the perfect time for apple pie!

[@rubyking580]

YES. CHEESE ON APPLE PIE IS WONDERFUL

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Kevin, I have taken many cooking courses, but I always learn something new from you - love your relaxing informative channel

[@alicerosario7800]

I appreciate that you showed that challenges may arise, but you can overcome them with a little patience and ingenuity. Apple is my favorite pie but honestly, what I love the most is the crust.

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

I agree -- homemade crust is always the best part of a pie!

[@alexvlachoulis1409]

Loved the hint about glass pie plates...Good to know!

[@orginewhite-fletcher8350]

I learned to eat it at school in the cafeteria they would always put sliced cheese on top of our apple pie. and that was in the south.

[@jeanettehayes687]

Absolutely apple pie and Extra sharp cheddar cheese you must be from Massachusetts

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Kevin thank you for all this value lable lessons today.

[@firebird866]

I was sitting here about to bust at the seams hollering more sugar, and ala mode... glad I watched til the end! The satisfaction of that was tremendous! True story! btw, I don't even eat sugar or ice cream, but I sure remember what it was like! I quit eating it but, my brain didn't!!

[@patriciaharding7468]

My people are from Alsace Lorraine region (French and German) and yes, we often ate sharp cheddar on our apple pie! YUM!! My mother sometime made the crust with shreds of sharp cheddar- oh my - that was so delicious too! It was so "short" flaky and savory with the sweet apples - we loved it!

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

Hi Patricia - I love the idea of adding shredded sharp cheddar to the crust. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@deeannh17]

That looks really delicious! No, I never tried cheddar cheese with apple pie before. That sounds really good. I never made a pie from scratch so to see all that was like magic. 🥧

[@jerrylindsay4743]

Kevin, My grandfather had a saying, “Apple pie without the cheese, is like a kiss without the squeeze.” Perhaps you know it. Thanks for the recipe. Anita

[@prb5541]

That is a gorgeous pie!

[@sandratalbert9578]

I have issues with rolling out pastry but you make it look so easy. Going to give it another try. Soaking apples in salted water is a new hint !!!

[@donpace6405]

I love cheese with my Apple pie I think it is a regional thing I mention to people that I like cheese with my pie and they think I am gross but the flavor of the two go so well with each other I love hearing Tiger talk . Wonderful recipe I have one of my Grandma old Biscuit sheet pans I would not give anything for it.

[@lesliemcconnell2545]

Yes, I have had and love extra sharp cheddar cheese with apple pie. Served that way in the Deep South too...

[@virginiatolles1664]

That pie looks so-o-o good! See? Pretty is as pretty does, and that pie does just fine! Yum!

[@rebeccaswartz4891]

Although I used my traditional pie crust recipe, I used this apple filling recipe for Thanksgiving apple pie. The filling is so delicious I can't wait to try it with the butter crust! Time to toss my very old silicone pastry mat and order the one you link to. Thank you for the recipe and the link!

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Hi Kevin. I broke.my.phone.and.lost you. So happy I found you again. Really appreciate you and your wonderful show, beautiful home, cheerful pets and so so tasty recipes.

[@sharonhurst831]

I am From Delaware and make a drop dumpling. It is eggs, flour and milk dropped into a boiling broth but it doesn’t taste like a biscuit, more like a noodle. I don’t use vegetables but boy did yours look very good. I am going to have to try it.

[@D31taD4wn]

There you go Kevin, Absolutely Beautiful. I knew it would Bake Beautifully. Way To Kevin! 😊

[@VermontFan1]

I am from the Adirondack region (Ticonderoga) and we always had apple pie with sharp cheddar, too!

[@nicolesawford5548]

Kevin , your applie pie looks delicious! I love apple pie with cheddar cheese. French Canadian here.

[@annmiller7977]

What a beautiful apple pie! I’ve never used a butter crust but I’m going to after watching you make this delicious pie! Love all your videos,I’m catching up with all of them! They are wonderful!

[@redrooster1908]

Delicious recipe! Thank you!!

[@ermafreitas3673]

I'm Portuguese but I also enjoy some cheddar cheese with my apple pie!!

[@heatherkennedy9973]

i have been waiting for the pie!!! since you showed the peeler/corer/slicer jobbie--damm beat that crust into submission -- love you kevin--you always make my day!!! omg still laughing!!! :)

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do not know why when i try to edit something that it crosses it out

[@charmianjohnson2364]

You could put a crumble on top of those apples. Thank you for your apple pie, looked delicious.

[@sueanderson1926]

Looks so wonderful!!!

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Just discovered your channel. Enjoying your videos very much. Thank you.

[@wendymcclean3182]

Excellent!

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YUM!!!! I wish I was there to try it too

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😯😯😯OMG... AMAZING

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Kevin I'm enjoying your whole vibe

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Thank you Kevin!

[@barbarapadgett5538]

Thank you for that instructional video. I love apple pie with ice cream!

[@2youngbon2]

Yum! You’re making my mouth water!

[@vernabryant2894]

That looks delicious.

[@deblee4376]

It looks yummy. And, the smell was heavenly.. Thank you for sharing!

[@pettytoni1955]

Both of my grandmothers, raised in the 20's and 30's, melted cheddar cheese on their apple pie slices. I was never a fan, but I was definitely in the minority!

[@gwendolynfish2102]

I made your crust for my apple pear pie and it was wonderful Kevin. I will be using this as my go to crust from now on. I do not have a processor that would handle that much crust, instead of doing it in two batches, I put on a pair of gloves from my PPE COVID stash and hand mixed, it turned out beautifully! Thank you! Have been watching for a long time but never made the pie crust! Go to bed! lol

[@kevinleejacobs1364]

I'm so glad!!!

[@lynnallen1315]

That Pyrex is my favorite. I have 3-4 of them that I picked up at a garage sale for about a dollar each. They make such a lovely deep-dish pie.

[@lynnallen1315]

My dad always wanted his Apple pie with a wedge of sharp cheddar. We're from Texas.

[@peggyboehnlein8755]

What a beautiful video, thanks! Gonna try that!

[@glennabgrant3734]

My grandparents lived in Upstate New York and always ate their pies with cheese 🧀

[@D31taD4wn]

Kevin, you are doing a wonderful job. It will be o k and Delicious!! God Bless You and Thank You For Sharing.

[@azummallen]

🤩🤩💯 I love apple pie and I'm going to try this. Thank you so much

[@GohAhweh]

👉Sharp cheddar is essential for an apple pie binge🥧 Enjoying your channel.. 👍🏻

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I will try it. Lovely video KLJ.

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Thank you

[@arlenecal]

Excellent presentation and classic recipe formula... nicely done!

[@edgrossman8929]

Doesn’t have to be pretty as long it tastes great which I’m sure it will. Take care don’t stress

[@peneloperoberts9584]

Kevin my dear Dad used to declare that, "Apple pie without cheese, is like a kiss without a squeeze!" Indeed. Delish,