Description
A friend who NEVER bakes gave me this recipe recently. I think she’s made this pie once a week for the past 6 weeks now! This one is great!
Ingredients
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tart apples – peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (15 ounce) package pastry for double-crust pie
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat
- combine 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- and 1/4 cup butter. Heat until butter is melted
- stirring occasionally. In a small bowl
- whisk together the cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons milk
- and vanilla; stir into saucepan. Cook until thickened
- stirring constantly. Remove from heat
- and set aside to cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a medium bowl
- combine the apples
- flour
- and cinnamon. Mix well.
- Line a 9 inch pie pan with pie dough. Pour thickened filling mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Arrange apple mixture evenly over filling. Top with second crust
- seal and flute the edges. Cut slits in top crust.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes
- or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Cool for at least 30 minutes.
- In small bowl
- combine confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- and 1 tablespoon softened butter. Blend until smooth; pour evenly over warm pie. Refrigerate for AT LEAST 1 1/2 hours before serving (longer is better).
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
Servings: 8