I like to mix up my pie apples. While a combination of Honey Crisp and McIntosh apples makes me, any combination of apples that you love to eat will be equally delicious.

You'll need dough for a two-crust pie. I like to make my own but, if making pastry seems too scary, you can use store bought dough.

Now for the good stuff. This pie filling is easy and delicious. There's a reason they say it's as easy as pie!

Ingredients:

• 6-7 medium apples
• 2 T lemon juice
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 T flour

Method:

• Peel, core, and slice the apples. Toss with the lemon juice to prevent browning
• Add the sugar cinnamon, salt, and flour to the apples.
• Let them sit for at least 30 minutes to draw out the juices. 
• While the apples are macerating, preheat the oven to 400F.
• Pour the apples into your prepared pie shell and dot with butter.
• Place the top crust over the apples and crimp the edges.
• Don't forget to cut vents on the top crust!
• Place the pie on a cookie sheet before you put it in the oven to avoid any of the juices from hitting the bottom of your oven.
• Bake the pie for about 60 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the juices begin to bubble out.

Enjoy after dinner, for a late night snack, or have a slice for breakfast!

When it comes to a late night snack, we asked our resident beer expert and proprietor at St. Gambrinus Beer Shoppe, Heather Burns, what she would serve with our rockin' apple pie. Heather says we should pair our pie with an Allagash Curieux.  Allagash is one of the most respected, established craft breweries in the US, founded in 1995 and is located in Portland, ME.  This is a Tripel aged for 7 weeks in bourbon barrels and then blended with a fresh portion of Tripel. It’s smooth and slightly boozy with notes of coconut and vanilla.  Perfect to pair with apple pie a la mode!

Nothing says Fall like apple picking! I love to go apple picking and my reward is delicious apple pie.

This Apple Crisp Pie is one of my absolute favorites -- combining two of my favorite desserts into one is a winner every time. I made mine with a combo of Snap Dragons and Zestars, but any combination of the apples you love to eat will be equally delicious.

Ingredients:

• 1 single pie crust (I make my own, but you can use something off the shelf if you find making pastry to be too scary!)

For the Filling:

• 6-7 medium apples
• 2 T. lemon juice
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 T. flour

For the Topping:

• 1/2 c. flour
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 8 T. cold butter
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Method:

Peel, core, and slice the apples. Toss with lemon juice to prevent browning.

Sprinkle the sugar, cinnamon, salt, and flour over the apples and stir to coat the apples.

Let them sit for at least 30 minutes to draw out the juices. 

While the apples are macerating, mix the topping.

Combine all topping ingredients, working the butter with your fingertips to create the crumble.

Preheat the oven to 450F.

Pour the apples into your prepared pie shell and sprinkle with the topping mixture.

Bake the pie for 15 minutes at 450F.

Reduce heat to 350F and bake for another 40-50 minutes.

I promise you're going to love the end result!