Results: Baking Apple Pies

We’ve all heard the phrase, “as American as apple pie.” This beloved dessert, however, did not originate in the United States. Apple pie first originated in England, where it arose out of culinary influences from France, the Netherlands, and the Ottoman Empire as early as 1390—centuries before the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock. Eventually apple pie was brought to the colonies by European settlers, where the dish quickly caught on. America’s first cookbook, American Cookery by Amelia Simmons, published in 1796, included two recipes for the fruit-based dessert.