Mom's Apple Pie

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 Tbs. flour (more if apples are large)
• 2 Tbsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tsp. Allspice (or Apple Pie Spice)
• 1 stick butter (divided 2/3 - 1/3)
• 2 Pie crusts - prepared

Preparation

Step 1

Oven to 400 degrees

Peel, core and slice 8 Granny Smith apples

Add cornstarch, sugar and mix well

Melt 2/3 stick butter in microwave, add 2 tablespoons vanilla and pour over apple mixture

Pour apple mixture into pie crust, cover with top crust & crimp edges

Melt 1/4 stick butter in microwave and brush over top crust.

Put a protective sleeve of alumn. foil around edges. Bake pie in middle of oven (not top rack) for 45 minutes. Check during later stages of cooking to see if top is browning too fast, if so, lay a piece of foil over the top & finish cooking.

Be sure to place a tray under the cooking pie so that any juices will be caught.