Christmas is about enjoying the warmth and togetherness with friends, family, and the dear one. The holiday becomes more enjoyable and savory when it is coupled with the taste and aroma of a classic apple pie. This version of apple pie has the tasty Granny Smith green apples and a crunchy buttery crust. Let us know if this Classic Christmas Apple Pie recipe soon becomes one of your family favorites!

Classic Christmas Apple Pie Recipe 

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Ingredients

The pie can be served to 12 persons.

•    Pie Dough
•    All-purpose flour (2 tablespoons)
•    Peeled, cored, and sliced Granny Smith green apples (at least 12)
•    Unsalted butter (2 tablespoons)
•    1 beaten large egg
•    Sugar (¾ cups)
•    Peel and juice of 1 lemon
•    Pinch ground cloves
•    Nutmeg (½ teaspoon)
•    Cinnamon (1 and ½ teaspoons)

Take 1 or 2 teaspoons extra flour and sugar for dusting and pie top respectively.

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Preparations

•    Pre-heat the oven at 375°. Roll out the pie dough on a surface that is lightly floured.
•    Make two 1/8-inch thick circles to a diameter a bit bigger than that of an 11-inch plate. Take the pie plate and press one pastry circle into it. Cover the other circle with plastic after placing it on a waxed paper.
•    Chill all the pastry for almost 30 minutes until they become solid.
•    Take a bowl and make a mixture of flour, apple, spices, lemon peel and juice, and sugar. Mix them well.
•    Put the mixture into a pie pan. Fleck it with butter and wrap it up with the remaining pastry circle. On the top of it, make a few steam vents. Crimp the edges if you want to make it sealed.
•    Brush the pie with the battered egg and sprinkle sugar on it.
•    Bake it for almost 1 hour until the juices are bubbling and the crust is brown.
•    Allow it to cool down on a wire rack.

Serve the delicious apple pie!

Some people may find the combination of Granny Smith apples and lemon juice way too tart for their tongue. In that case, a sweeter version of this pie can be made by excluding the lemon peel and juice and adding more sugar and butter. You can also use frozen pie crust.

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