In the Bag.

This article from Food & Wine discusses a grandmother's recipe for a perfect apple pie, which she learned during the Great Depression. The secret to her pie's excellence is baking it inside a brown paper grocery bag, which traps in moisture and creates a tender apple filling and golden brown crust. The article also includes the recipe for the pie, which features a delicate piecrust made with oil instead of butter and a spiced Granny Smith apple filling. The author shares their personal experience of making the pie for their grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease and no longer remembers her cooking. [Extracted from the article]