Ingredients:

• 3 pounds good cooking apples such as Granny Smith, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Fuji, or Braeburn (about 6 to 8 apples, depending on the size of your apples)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup sugar, depending on how sweet you like your pie
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon brandy, optional (if you have Calvados apple brandy, use it!)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 double crust sour cream pie dough, OR all-butter crust, OR your favorite pie crust recipe