Apple pie tastes so much better and won't have "soggy crust" if you do this 1 thing

Apple pie is a popular dessert for Brits and goes down well with a bit of whipped cream or ice cream. But what makes the family favourite even better is when it is prepared home-made and enjoyed fresh from the oven. However, one challenge many face when baking the delicious pie is avoiding a pie that has a soggy crust.

Everyone knows that the combination of a soild crust, and a sweet apple filling is what makes the perfect apple pie, and so if you struggle with achieving that then this one piece of advice is exactly what you need.

The Kitchn, a recipe and home website, provided home bakers with four tips to make their apple pies "much better" and amongst those suggestions was one that involves tossing the apples with sugar and then draining them.

According to the website, the methods "works the same way as pre-cooking the apples, but it's much faster and the apples maintain their shape."

To carry out the simple pre-cooking hack, home bakers should peel and slice the apples, toss them with sugar and set them aside to soften. The next thing to do is drain the apples and discard any liquid.

"This step makes the apples more tender and gets rid of excess liquid (which prevents a soggy crust)," it added.

Apples are the main ingredient for an apple pie, so ensuring they are prepared correctly is extremely important.

Some people prefer pre-cooking their apples to soften them and add extra sweetness, while others would rather add raw apple slices straight into the pie, as they hold their shape better. Both methods have their flaws.

Pre-cooking apples increases the risk of a mushy filling, while adding raw slices can release more juice into the pie, resulting in an uneven texture and undeveloped flavour.

However, with this sugar and drain method you get the best of both worlds. You avoid the extra moisture and liquid that comes from the apples and ruins the pastry, whilst enjoying apples slices that have kept their shape but remain tender enough to bite through.