• I compared apple pie recipes by Martha Stewart and Ina Garten. • Garten's crust called for shortening and used more citrus. • I preferred Stewart's pie for its taste and the simplicity of its preparation process.

Apple pie is a fall staple, but if you're anything like me, you've stuck to buying it from a grocery store or a bakery.

Ahead of Thanksgiving, I decided to try baking an apple pie from scratch, but as a novice baker, I didn't know which recipe to use.

So I decided to try two from cooking icons who know what they're talking about: Martha Stewart's Old-Fashioned Apple Pie and Ina Garten's Deep-Dish Apple Pie.

My official review? Making apple pie is not for the faint of heart. But if you're feeling ambitious, read this, learn from my mistakes, and make sure you have all the

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