Apple Pie

You can either use a homemade crust recipe for your apple pie or purchase a ready made crust at the store. If you are making you own here's a recipe we like.

CRUST (recipe makes one double crust):

2 1/2 cups white flour

2 tbsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup cold butter, broken into small pieces

5 tbsp. cold vegetable shortening

8 tbsp. ice water



INSTRUCTIONS:

* Measure the flour, sugar and salt together. Stir to combine.

* Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife. Don't over mix them.

* Add the ice water. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary).

* Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half.

* Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour.

* Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter.

* Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife (parents only). Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie.

* Add filling (see below)

* Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together. cut a couple slits in the top.



APPLE PIE FILLING INGREDIENTS:

1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of salt

8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup)

2 tablespoons margarine

INSTRUCTIONS:

* Heat oven to 425 degrees.

* Peel, core and slice the apples. Try to keep the size of the slices even.

* Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.

* Stir in apples.

* Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.

* Dot with margarine.

* Cover with top crust and seal the edges. Cut slits in the top.

* OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning.

o Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.

* Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.

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