American Pie – Apple Pie

Apple pie is the most “American” home-cooked food of all. This is precisely why it inspired the title of the first teen movie and the following others. “American pie” is the story of 4 boys attending their last year of high school. Pretty average but incredibly funny!

They face, day after day, the unstoppable resistance and confrontation with girls. Virginity is obviously the most feared of all their issues, just like the rest of the teen population of the world. Love, sex, friendship, family, and the biggest question mark of all: the future, peeking from just around the corner.

Apple pie accompanies our protagonists throughout the entire movie. It plays the role of a delicate and delicious dessert with a half-full glass of milk on the side, but also the role of a comforting friend and outrageous experiment in difficult and irrational times. You know what I mean, right? Is there really a time when apple pie isn’t perfect?

Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 9-inch pie crusts (one for the top crust, one for the bottom crust)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Dash of salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 cups thinly sliced and cored apple

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and salt. Stir in the apples.
3. Place into pie crust, dot with butter. Cover with top crust, and slit evenly to let steam escape. Seal the top crust to the bottom by pinching the edges together.
4. Cover edge of the crust with a three inch strip of aluminum foil.
5. Bake 40-50 minutes, until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through top.

Mixing time: 50 minutes. – Servings: 6. – Back to Top

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