Best French Apple Pie Dessert Recipe You’ll Just Love

If you have a sweet tooth (like me) you’re going to LOVE this French Apple Pie.

You can top it with vanilla ice cream, which is just delicious!

French Apple Pie Dessert Recipe

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Best French Apple Pie Dessert Recipe You'll Just Love

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Apple Pie

Ingredients

  • ****** INGREDIENTS FOR PIE ******
  • 1 ½ c All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ ts Salt
  • ½ c Shortening
  • 5 tb ICE Water
  • 8 c Apples [peeled & sliced]
  • ¼ c Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tb All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ ts Nutmeg Ground
  • 2 tb Lemon Juice
  • 1 ts Cinnamon Ground
  • ****** INGREDIENTS FOR TOPPING ******
  • ½ c All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ c Granulated Sugar
  • c Butter
  • 1 large Paper Bag
  • Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • INSTRUCTIONS FOR PIE
  • Combine the first measure of flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball.
  • Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11" or 12" diameter and fit into a 9" pie pan fluting the edges.
  • Combine the sugar, the second measure of flour, the cinnamon, the nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the mixture and arrange them in the pie crust. 
  • TO MAKE THE TOPPING
  • Combine the sugar and flour in a bowl and cut in the butter using a pastry cutter then sprinkle the topping over the apple filling.
  • Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake until the apples are tender (50-60 minutes).
  • Carefully remove the pie from the bag.
    *** CAUTION: WATCH OUT FOR THE STEAM   COMING OUT OF THE BAG!
  • Serve warm with generous portions of vanilla ice cream.

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