I’ve made three apple pies in the last month, and they were all horrible. It’s my husbands favorite, and I just can’t manage it.
Sorry about your pies, sissy.
Was it the crust, or the filling you weren’t happy with?
My pie crusts are hot or miss :-(
Here’s what I do sissy - for what it’s worth. My pies are simple, and I’ve won numerous ribbons for them.
Crust - for simplicity, follow the Tenderflake lard recipe. You may add some extra water if you find it too dry to handle easily (extra 1/4 cup is fine).
Filling -
6 or 7 apples (Cortland, Ida Red, Paula Red...any pie apple) peeled and sliced into pieces.
1 cup brown sugar
2 big tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon cinnamon (more if you like it, or less)
1 teaspoon nutmeg (more if you like it, or less)
2 tablespoons vanilla
1/4 cup cream
a few shakes of salt if you want - doesn’t really matter
Mix it up, pour it in your crust, put 5 very generous chunks of butter on top of the mixture, then put on the top crust. Beat an egg and brush the top crust with it.
I paint some extra pastry and put it on the top to make a little apple pie in the middle, but today I painted some mistletoe to go in the centre. This is completely optional of course....lol it’s for those of us with time on our hands.