Best Ever Classic Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 2 lbs granny smith apples, peeled and cored
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 large egg, beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.
• 2 fit 1 pie crust to bottom and up side of 9 inch deep dish pie plate. pick bottom of crust with fork and refrigerate while preparing filling.
• 3 in a small bowl, blend 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the light brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and cloves. set aside.
• 4 cut apples into 1/2" pieces. melt butter over medium heat. add apples, lemon juice and sugar mixture. cook about 10 minutes until juices thicken. cool on a rack for 25 minutes.
• 5 pour cooled mixture into the prepared crust lined pie plate. roll second crust to about 12 inches. cut 1 inch vent hole in center of dough. transfer dough to top of pie. crimp edges together and flute decoratively.
• 6 brush pie with egg mixture.
• 7 sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar. bake at 400°f for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350°f and bake an additional 25 minutes. cover pie with foil if it bakes too quickly. cool at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.