Apple Pie
Ingredients:
- Apples (Golden Delicious works best) pealed & sliced 5-6 Medium Apples
- White Sugar 3/4 cups
- Cinnamon 1/2 tsp.
- Nutmeg 1/2 tsp.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Pie Crust Ingredients:
- All-purpose Flour 2 1/2 cups
- White Sugar 1 tsp.
- Shortening 1/2 cup
- Salted butter *butter has to be cold* (cut up into pieces) 8 tbsp. or 1 stick
Directions:
Put 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp. of water into freezer to get cold while you combine other ingredients. Put flour and sugar in food processor add cut up shortening, pulse on and off, then add cut up butter and pulse on and off until in small pieces. While food processor is running add cold water from freezer, pulsing until all comes together in a ball. Take out dough and cut in half
Side note: Ingredients can also be mixed by hand
Side note: Ingredients can also be mixed by hand
Roll out one half for the bottom crust, put in pie plate with edges hanging over, put into fridge while assembling the pie filling. Mix white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg into a bowl, add in apple slices and mix until apple slices are coated evenly. Put filling into piecrust piling high in the middle. Roll out other half of dough, put on top of apples, press edges together. Trim excess off. Flute edges (wavy) slit four holes in middle of pie.
Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 50-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Serves 8-10
Best served heated for 45 second in microwave with vanilla ice cream! :)
Best served heated for 45 second in microwave with vanilla ice cream! :)
