This popular sweet pie dessert is commonly associated with America, resulting in the phrase "As American as apple pie", although the apple pie does not actually originate in the US and pre-dates the country by many centuries. In England, the apple pie dates back to the fourteenth century at least, and there are Dutch recipes dating back to the sixteenth. There is also a Swedish variant, and colonists from all three countries brought the pie to the Americas.
Apple pies are usually double crust pies; that is, they have both a top and bottom crust, although the top crust may be a lattice. The apples used in the pies are generally cooking apples such as the Bramley, although the Granny Smith is both used in cooking and eaten raw. Other ingredients would be sugar and spices. The pie may be served hot or cold, and is often eaten with a scoop of ice cream.
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