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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This is not only a great tasting pie, it is absolutely beautiful to look at and it will look great on the dessert table for the holidays. Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces |
1/4 cup vegetable shortening |
6 tablespoons cold water |
1 large egg, lightly beaten |
7 medium granny smith apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces |
Directions:
1. Preparing the crust:.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
3. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter and shortening into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
4. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork until a dough forms.
5. Divide dough in half; shape each half into a disk.
6. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour.
7. Making the filling:.
8. Place oven rack in lowest position.
9. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
10. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
11. Assembling the pie:.
12. On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll half of dough into an 11-inch circle.
13. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan.
14. Spoon filling into pan.
15. Dot with butter pieces.
16. Roll remaining dough into a 10-inch circle.
17. Cut into 1/2 inch strips.
18. To form a lattice crust, arrange 2 dough strips in a cross pattern in center of pie.
19. Ends of strips should overlap edges of bottom crust.
20. Alternately weave strips into a lattice pattern until filling is covered.
21. Brush crust with egg.
22. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.
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