I compared Martha Stewart's and Ina Garten's apple pie recipes. Only one actually tasted like apple pie.

Martha Stewart's apple pie.

Gabbi Shaw/Business Insider I compared apple pie recipes by Martha Stewart and Ina Garten .

Garten's crust called for shortening and used more citrus, while Stewart's recipe was simpler overall.

After this experience, I will take any and all baking tips.

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 the beginning of fall, I wanted to try to bake an apple pie from scratch for the first time.

As a novice baker, I needed all the help I could get and decided to attempt two recipes 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 kitchen gadgets required.

Here's how Ina Garten's and Martha Stewart's apple pies compare.

The first step of any good pie is the crust.

These are the ingredients I needed for Stewart's recipe.

The ingredients for Martha Stewart's pie crust.

Gabbi Shaw/Business Insider Her recipe called for flour, butter, sugar, ice water, and salt.