Recipes Old-Fashioned Apple Pie 5.0 (767) 2 Reviews AJ Perry, the owner and baker at Columbus, Ohio's Sassafras Bakery, uses a combination of sweet and tart apples for this double-crust pie. Perry starts the pie at a high oven temperature, so the pastry sets before the filling softens, creating a beautiful domed crust. This is a purists' pie that tastes of nothing but apples, with just a hint of spice and butter. More Apple Pie Recipes By AJ Perry AJ Perry AJ Perry is a professional baker and the founder of Sassafras Bakery in Worthington, Ohio. She is known for crafting nostalgic American baked goods like apple pie, brownies, and cinnamon rolls with locally sourced ingredients.Experience: AJ Perry has been an avid baker since childhood, learning scratch-baking from her mother and grandmother. AJ launched Sassafras Bakery in 2007, selling baked goods produced out of her home kitchen at local farmer's markets. Six years later she opened a brick-and-mortar location in Worthington, Ohio. Sassafras Bakery is a reflection of AJ's love of nostalgic American staples like apple pie, brownies, whoopie pies, and cinnamon rolls. She grew up "eating local" and is a firm believer in sourcing ingredients from local producers, and is even known for growing her own herbs to use in her bakery.Education: AJ Perry has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from Bowling Green State University. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 23, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Old-Fashioned Apple Pie. Photo: © Dana Gallagher Active Time: 1 hrs Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients Crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 teaspoon salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice and chilled 1/4 cup ice water Filling 3 pounds apples, such as Pink Lady, Golden Delicious, Cortland or Jonathan—peeled, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of salt 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small dice 1 large egg, beaten 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, for sprinkling Directions In a food processor, combine the flour and salt. Add the butter and pulse in 1-second bursts until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Drizzle the ice water over the dough and pulse in 1-second bursts until it just comes together. Turn the dough out onto a work surface, gather any crumbs and pat it into 2 disks. Wrap the disks in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 425°. On a floured work surface, roll out 1 disk of the dough to a 12-inch round, a scant 1/4 inch thick. Ease the dough into a 9- to 10-inch deep-dish glass pie plate. Roll out the second disk of dough to a 12-inch round. Transfer to a wax paper–lined baking sheet and refrigerate. In a bowl, combine the apples with the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add the lemon juice and toss well. Let stand for 10 minutes, until the sugar dissolves slightly. Scrape the apples and any juices into the pie plate and dot with the butter. Cover with the top crust and gently press the edges together. Trim the overhanging dough to about 1 inch and pinch to seal. Fold the dough rim under itself and crimp decoratively. Brush the pie with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar. Cut 3 small gashes in the top of the pie to vent the steam. Bake the pie on the lowest shelf of the oven for 30 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 365° and bake the pie for 45 to 50 minutes longer, until the fruit juices are bubbling through the steam vents and the crust is deeply golden on the top and bottom; cover the pie loosely with foil halfway through baking to keep it from getting too dark. Transfer the pie to a rack and let cool for at least 2 hours before serving. Make Ahead The cooled pie can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Rewarm before serving. Rate it Print