In general, though, for a standard 9-inch apple pie, you'll need somewhere between six and eight medium apples. However, if you really love a full filling, you'll want as many as 10. A medium ...

Luckily, you won't have to go through the process of peeling a whole bag of apples to accompany your pre-made pie filling. Rather, you can just slice up one or two apples to help supplement its ...

Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the filling by combining all ingredients in a large bowl. Let sit while you finish forming the pie crusts.

And so “strawberry pie shortcake” was born. “We made the filling and served it in shortcakes,” says Gean, whose father, the late Harry Iwamoto, started Harry’s Berries in the 1960s.