The Biggest Mistakes Everyone Makes When Baking Apple Pie

Mushy apples. Sloppy filling. Bad butter. Not to mention soggy bottoms and crumbly crusts! There are so many wrong ways to make an apple pie.

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Bad apples | 0:00
Sloppy filling | 1:09
Room temp butter | 2:11
No chill | 3:10
Overworked dough | 3:53
No air vents | 4:56
Raw apples | 5:56
Oddball shapes | 6:37
Bad butter | 7:31
Wrong rack | 8:33
No egg wash | 9:15
Eating too soon | 10:06
Skipping cold water | 10:59

[MashedFood]

What tips do you have for baking apple pie?

[positivelysimful]

I chill everything before making crust-- the bowl, the pastry cutter, the water, the combo of shortening & butter, and I replace some water with ice cold vodka. I don't remember where I got the vodka tip but slightly moister crusts are easier to work with so the vodka gives you that, and apparently, alcohol doesn't bind to the protein in flour so it doesn't toughen the dough like if you add a tad bit too much water. Vodka leaves no flavor, it evaporates leaving the dough nice and flaky. I don't drink so I just buy one of those tiny bottles and it usually lasts through the holiday season for pie-making lol.

[MuneShadow]

I've made several apple pies and crisps for about 15+ years, albeit some of the recipes have failed to impress; flour and cornstarch were good, but not anymore because I prefer to use variety of apples that I pick from Orchards in my state, thus I use tapioca flour instead. As for sugar and spice, I use a bunch of spices that I make a blend reserved for autumn pies and Asian dishes only, but when it comes to sugar, I use coconut palm sugar, maple sugar and some organic honey; I try to avoid various sugars that do more harm than good.
I could divulge more about my baking techniques, but I will eventually come off as boisterous and persnickety in the end so don't take my word for it; you make what you like, and I make what I like. So, happy baking to all during this year's end of year season!

[deniselongino]

Favorite combo is Granny Smith + Braeburn apples… Try using butter-flavored Crisco for your crust

[grflyerfan]

My mother ALWAYS used Macintosh for pies, and so do I. Never had any problems.

[annecollins]

I thought you use Granny Smith Apples for a Apple pie. And I use butter flavored shortening for a pie crust.

[jeffphillips]

I cheat and use jiffy pie crust mix. And never had a problem. Turns out perfect.

[PhilVerryChannel]

🍎 What about selecting Cosmic Crisp apples? Anyone tried these yet in a proper apple pie?

[normanshorey]

According to this channel nobody does anything right.

[cooldog]

This person knows nothing about making apple pies.

[sih]

' Everyone'
No.

[stevenk]

Dry fillings suck ! Pie crust should be thin, flakey and slightly moist ! Pies shown have way to much crust !

[thaisstone]

I love specialty cookbooks. I have four on pie (I think; haven't counted for a few years) and I feel that you can't have enough cookbooks. Unless you are lazy, dumb (or both) people who do not have cookbooks either have a droog that does the cooking, are wealthy and eat out or have 3-4 large freezers.

[russrollins]

A year late, but I'm going to say it anyway. The biggest mistake everyone makes when baking an apple pie is the decision to make apple pie. One of my least favorite pies, along with pumpkin (and it's cousin, squash) pie, blueberry pie, and mincemeat pie.