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A slice of apple pie topped with a scoop of pale ice cream on a white plate.
Andrew Fowler

Apple Pie a la Mode

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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 refrigerated pie crusts 14 oz package
  • 3 lbs Granny Smith apples peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter cut into pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 4 cups vanilla ice cream

Method
 

  1. Fit one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate it while preparing the filling.
  2. Toss the apples with the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and lemon juice and mound them in the crust; dot with butter.
  3. Cover with the second crust, crimp the edges, cut 5 vents and brush the top with the egg beaten with water.
  4. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, lower the oven to 375°F and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the crust is deep golden and the filling bubbles through the vents.
  5. Cool for at least 3 hours, warm individual slices briefly and top each with 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream.