History of the Apple Pie
- Apple Pie, 1381, England—A sugarless pie recipe attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer contained apples, raisins, pears, figs, and saffron. The first apple pie wasn’t recorded in the American colonies until 1697, when it was brought over by European immigrants.
- Apple Pie à la Mode, 1890s, Cambridge, New York—Charles Watson Townsend, while visiting the Cambridge Hotel, ordered a slice of apple pie with ice cream. When asked the name of the dessert, he replied “Pie à la Mode”.
Easy Apple Pie Recipe
Makes 8 servings
2 refrigerated pie crusts at room temperature
6 cups peeled, thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (approximately 6 medium-sized apples)
¾ cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
Vanilla ice cream (optional topping)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Press one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate.
- In a large bowl, add the apples, sugar, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Toss all ingredients in bowl until apples are well coated.
- Pour coated apples into dough-covered pie plate.