Hubby loves to cook and bake. (I’m so lucky!) Both of us have been trying to teach those skills to Buddy whenever we can. A few weeks ago, apples were on sale, so Hubby and Buddy decided to make apple pie. Hubby has made this recipe himself, and adjusted it after several tries. (The full recipe is listed at the bottom of this blog.)

To start, Hubby peeled 9 apples. Then, he had Buddy put the flour, sugar, and salt into a bowl. He asked Buddy to give the salt a few shakes, and he pre-measured the other dry ingredients. 

While Buddy had lunch, Hubby sliced the apples. Then they added them into the dry mixture together. Hubby added a little lemon juice on top.

Hubby put a pre-made pie crust into the pie pan, and then he poured in the apple mixture. They added some cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter on top of the apples. Then Hubby put the pie crust on top. Finally, Buddy coated the top of the pie crust with an egg wash. Then it baked for 50 minutes at 425 degrees. 

This pie was amazingly delicious, and Buddy was so proud that he helped.

6-7 large Granny Smith apples (or 8-9 small apples), cored/peeled

Dry Mixture:

3/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp flour

Pinch of salt

Mix apples/dry mixture, add one squeeze of lemon juice.

Pour apple mix over unrolled pie crust, top with cinnamon and nutmeg,

Add 1 tbsp butter cut into four small squares.

Cover with 2nd pie crust, sprinkle with light addtional cinnamon and sugar. Cut slits into crust to vent. Brush on an egg wash made from one egg and a tablespoon of water.

Cook at 425 degrees about 45-50 minutes.

Let sit for a couple hours to cool and allow liquid in filling to congeal.