Cheap Eats

Ok, I don’t know who came up with that phrase, but it sure is true.  For the first time, I made a homemade apple pie this year and it was so simple I don’t think I will ever buy a pre-made one again.  Now let me clarify one thing, I did not make the crust.  I bought that, but now that I know how easy the pie is, I might try a crust.  Maybe.

You need about 8 cups of apples, peeled and sliced, so I would estimate, about 6 - 8 apples.  Mix the apple slices with 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour and 1 1/2 tsp. apple pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice). 

Put everything in one pie shell, then moisten the edges and put your second pie shell on top. Cut a few slits in the top, put it on a cookie sheet and bake at 325 for about 50 minutes.

It is seriously that easy.  The pie shells cost less than $2 and you can usually find apples for about $1 pound.  So way cheaper than anything you could buy and way tastier.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and now it’s on to my favorite, the holiday baking season!!