How to Bake an Apple Pie or Any Fruit Pie in Half the Time!
Here's an amazing tip you're going to love and it's just in time for the holidays! Here's how to speed bake an apple pie (or any fruit pie)! Pie in half the time!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 1/2 to 3 pounds apples about 6 large, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (I used Fuji apples.)
- 1/2 cup white sugar or as needed
- 1/2 cup brown sugar or as needed
- 2 tablespoons instant tapioca
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 prepared pie crusts for a 9-inch pan
- 1 egg white mixed with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Combine lemon juice and apples in a large bowl. Stir in sugars, tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Using a MICROWAVE-SAFE pie pan, place one of the crusts over the bottom of the pan.
- Fill with apples.
- Place the other crust over the top of the apples and decoratively secure the edges.
- Lightly brush the top crust with the egg wash.
- Place in the microwave. Microwave on HIGH for 8 minutes.
- Remove from the microwave and immediately place in the preheated oven.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
- Place on a cooling rack and let cool 2 hours.
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Notes
This recipe is for an average 9-inch pie, not deep dish.
FOR BERRY PIES:
- Be careful not to fill the pie pan too full, as they bubble up more than apples.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg