Claire Saffitz's Favorite Apple Pie Techniques

The one and only Claire Saffitz brings her incredible baking skills to our kitchen to show us all the tips and tricks for making the very best apple pie! Sharing knowledge from her new book, What's For Dessert, Claire takes us through her butter chopping technique, shaping the dough and laying it into the pie pan, combining the apple mixture with a hint of orange zest, placing the apples strategically into the pie pan, wrapping with the top crust, and baking until it looks about as good as a dessert possibly can. Follow along and try it out for yourself!

Chapters
0:00-1:04: Introduction to Claire Saffitz and her new book: What's For Dessert
1:05-2:28: Pie Dough principles and Step 1 - starting off with dry ingredients
2:29-4:33: Step 2 - Add the cold butter and ice water, and break up butter into the flour
4:34-5:48: Step 3 - Combine the mixture on the counter and CHOP!
5:49-8:19: Shape the dough into a square, then divide and stack it, and repeat
8:20-9:03: Divide the dough into portions for apple pie, and shape into rounds
9:04-11:37: Step 4 - Wrap and chill the rounds of dough
11:38-14:32: Step 5 - Roll out the chilled dough and fold, then place into pie pan
14:33-15:48: Step 6 - Press the dough into the edges of the pie pan
15:49-18:51: Step 7 - Make the apple filling
18:52-22:51: Step 8 - Pie ingredients, assemble! Apples in the pan and top crust laid and pinched
22:52-23:29: Step 9 - Time has come to BAKE THE PIE
23:30: Slice, serve, and dig into that perfect apple pie

[kjh]

Claire Saffitz makes me feel like I can bake anything!! What a great teacher she is.

[kimanatriello]

BEST pie crust I've ever made and I've been baking for over 40 years. Your techniques helped me make the perfect pie crust. This just proves, you're never too old to learn. Thank you Claire!!

[aaronphillips]

I’m not going to lie. This pie, this crust. The best crust I have had in my life. Even my wife is at a loss of words. 11/10.

[lindacoffin]

Yeah King Arthur for bringing Claire to share this recipe. Apple pie as an art form.

[milkjugs]

I love love love this pie dough recipe, it's so easy. Although I find how much water I need greatly fluctuates. In the winter it's usually closer to a cup and in the summer it's closer to 2/3

[katlico]

Omg I LOVE Claire and KAF is my go-to for recipes. I needed this collab

[kelligaither-banchoff]

I made this pie with ATK’s GF pie crust recipe for a dinner guest with celiac disease. Fantastic. By far the best apple pie I’ve ever made. Thank you!

[LLoiza]

is it just me or is the volume on this video's audio really super low?

My husband and I adore Claire and have been watching her channel and collaboration video for a few years now. I've just treated our household with this homemade pie (with video as well as book guidance). I would love to post some of my side by side photos but can't seem to do that.. ohh well! The pie is beautiful! Thanks so much everyone! ❤

[Lalscell]

I made her crust recipe from dessert person and it was the very malleable when raw and super tender and freaky when cooked. Amazing!

[twinklejayaraj]

It's in the oven right now for Thanksgiving dessert :) thanks claire

[esmeraldarodriguez]

Congratulations Claire 🥰 🙏🏼. I saw you today on GMA you did great . I wish The Food Network would offer you a spot. I was watching some of your old videos with Brad Leone and Oh my word a total Lucian ball and Ricky Brad being Lucy😜. You guys are a total hit together. Food network if you’re watching this post please consider it.

[AgeofAquitarius]

I’m slightly embarrassed it took me this long to find your channel. Thank your Claire you always got the best links!

[nnagle]

I loved the video of the baking - watching the creeping crispness and the small drips.

[IsinMoon]

Claire Saffitz and KAB is a match made in heaven!

[deenao]

Made this pie for Thanksgiving and oh my goodness! The crust was unbelievably flaky and you could see all the layers of lamination. I used the other KAF filling (with their Boiled Cider) and it was the BEST apple pie I've ever made!

[defaultuser]

I didn't know Claire was doing videos over here too. She's everywhere!

[KingArthurBakingCompany]

My apologies! That is tough to hear and see. From her recipe, "1 tablespoon orange bitters or Angostura bitters, optional" is the first liquid ingredient.

[Figment]

KA and Claire together!!! Gah it's too much! and like two days after my copy of Whats For Dessert arrived.
(any child of the 70s will be hit right in the feels by that book. I mean I was STUNNED.)

[lorassorkin]

I always wonder why people think making pie dough from scratch is difficult. Now I know 😂. Even though this technique will add a few steps to my usual method, I’ll certainly be trying it out next week. Happy Thanksgiving!