Classic Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 2 pie crusts, homemade or store-bought
• 6 cups peeled sliced apples
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp butter, cubed
• 1 egg, beaten for brushing

Steps

1. Heat oven to 400 F and fit one crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
2. Toss apples with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice.
3. Fill the crust, dot with butter, and cover with the second crust or lattice.
4. Brush with egg wash and cut vents if using a full top crust.
5. Bake 20 minutes, reduce to 375 F, and bake 30 to 35 minutes more.

Let the pie cool at least 2 hours so the filling can set before slicing.