Apple pie

This post is devoted to another fall favorite of mine and Ty's absolute favorite dessert, apple pie! I love how this classic American dessert perfectly marries, yet spotlights the tartness of granny smith apples, the flakiness of a perfectly made pastry crust, and the fragrances of all those fabulous spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. This was actually my first pie and boy was I happy with how it turned out. You will be too! Enjoy!

What you'll need:
1 package of pie crusts (normally comes with two)
5-6 granny smith apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1/2 lemon juiced
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp. of butter

Directions:
1. Prepare pie crust according to directions on package for 1 filled crust pie.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Mix slices apples with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
4. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan and cook the apple mixture for 5 minutes. Not too long otherwise the apples will turn a bit too mushy.
5. Spoon apple slices into pie crust

 6. Arrange lattice crust on top of apple mixture. It's really easy! For detailed instructions, please see the Simply Recipes website.
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and let cool down!