Now, having found this magical medley, I've never looked back. For me, the holy grail is a combination of Gala and Granny Smith apples. I learned a lot, but most importantly, I learned which apples are truly best for apple pie. Things changed when I started working with a local farm and I got into the nitty-gritty research of apples in general. Looking back now, I realize I was using whatever apples came my way from the farmer's market, or whichever apples my chef would order at the restaurant, and that was a big part of the problem. Despite trying multiple recipes, I just felt the apples were never the right consistency and they lacked that oomph of flavor I was after. Even after I was making pies full-time, I could never make an apple pie I was entirely happy with. An absolute classic, this Apple Crumb Pie has a buttery, flaky pie crust filled to the brim with juicy, cinnamon-laced apples, baked off with a delicious oat crumble on top.Ĭan I let you in on a secret? I failed at making a good apple pie for the first few years of my baking career.
