Deep Dish Apple Pie
- Author: Hilah Johnson
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- 1 recipe pie crust (or storebought crust)
- 3 pounds mixed apples
- 2/3 cup + 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- optional: dash cayenne pepper
- Roll out half the crust and shimmy it into a deep dish 9″ pie pan (glass preferred). Trim the edges leaving a half inch around. Roll out the other half to 10″ circle between waxed paper. Refrigerate the pan and the top crust.
- Peel apples and cut into 1/4″ slices.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the apples, sugar and spices. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until apples are softened.
- Remove apples to a bowl and bring the liquid to a boil. Boil a couple of minutes until thickened and add to apples. Let apples cool to room temperature.
- Place cooled apples and sauce into bottom crust and lay top crust over. Crimp edges together and slash the top crust to allow venting.
- Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar if desired.
- Bake at 350ºF for 30-40 minutes until golden.
- Cool completely, 2-3 hours.