

Place pie on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. With a fork, gently poke the dough at all of the intersecting strips. Since the strips are not folded over and under each other, technically it’s not a true basketweave pattern but the look is still beautiful but done in half the time and most importantly, still tastes delicious! Next, place the remaining strips in the opposite direction over top of the first layer.

Repeat with the other strips in the same vertical direction, evenly spacing them at least ½” apart. Working with one strip at a time, place it on top of the pie filling, sealing and crimping the edges.

Use the longer strips for the center of the pie and short strips for the sides. Don’t worry if the rolled out dough shape isn’t a perfect circle, ours never is. Creating the Lattice Pie Crustįor the lattice crust on top of the pie, roll out the other half of the pie and cut into 1” wide strips. If the mixture appears to be too juicy (depending on which apples are used), you can add ¼ cup of graham cookie crumbs to help thicken the filling.Īdd the filling into the pie shell. Use your second pie crust to make the top crust for pies Brush the crusts lightly with butter Preheat oven to 400 degrees, baking pies for 18-20 minutes or. Place in a shallow frying pan and cook on low heat until apples begin to soften. In a large bowl, combine apples, cinnamon and sugar. Place a baking sheet on the center rack to warm up. Keep the other half for making the lattice crust on top. If making the pie crust from scratch, divide the dough in half and press one half into the bottom of the pie plate and along the sides. Prepare the homemade pie crust or buy a ready made pie crust. Alternatively, you can always just roll out the other half of the dough and place it on top like other traditional pies and skip the lattice crust altogether. We simplified this by creating a “faux-lattice” crust which we’ll explain in more detail below. This pie recipe calls for a lattice pie crust, made by layering the pie shell dough in an over and under basket weave pattern creating a really pretty effect when the pie is baked. We love the versatility of the pie crust, simply change out the pie filling as you like or as new fruits and berries come into season. To make this apple pie, we use the same classic homemade pie crust recipe we use for most of our homestyle pies, such as this sweet and tart cinnamon rhubarb apple pie and cherry pie (coming soon!). This easy-to-make double crusted homemade apple pie with a buttery lattice crust will quickly become a go-to family recipe.
