“But best of all Almanzo liked the spicy apple pie, with its thick, rich juice and its crumbly crust. He ate two big wedges of the pie,” Laura Ingalls Wilder writes in Farmer Boy. The author’s husband would appreciate our take on this classic dish. Egg wash and a sprinkle of sugar over the top crust, artfully embellished with pastry leaves before baking, add rich color to tasty Deep-Dish Apple Pie.
