Perfect Apple Pie

Prep Time:15 Mins | Total Time:55 Mins | Makes:8 servings

A classic apple pie takes a shortcut with easy unroll-and-fill refrigerated pie crusts from Pillsbury*.

1 pkg Pillsbury* Refrigerated Pie Crusts

6 cups (1.5 L) thinly sliced, peeled apples (6 medium)

3/4 cup (175 mL) sugar

2 tbsp (25 mL) flour

3/4 tsp (3 mL) cinnamon

1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) nutmeg

1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice

STEP 1 - Heat oven to 400°F. Prepare pie crust according to package directions for Two Crust Pie using 9" (23 cm) pie plate.
STEP 2 - In large bowl, stir together filling ingredients. Place filling evenly into pie crust. Top with second crust; wrap excess top crust under bottom crust edge. Press edges together to seal; flute edges as desired. Cut slits in top crust to vent.
STEP 3 - Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until apples are tender, filling is bubbling through slits in top crust and crust is golden brown. Cover edge of crust with strips of foil after first 15 minutes of baking.

Refrigerated Pie Crusts

Kitchen Tip: Apple varieties great for this pie include Granny Smith, Ida red, Spy, Spartan and Empire.

1 Serving: Calories 230; ( Calories from Fat 60 ); Total Fat 6g ( Saturated Fat 2 1/2g , Trans Fat 0g ) ; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 43g ( Dietary Fiber 1g , Sugars 27g ); Protein 1g Percent Daily Value* : Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.