Clasic Apple Pie Recipe
This recipe is for a classic apple pie. If you are familiar with working with dough this pie will be easy for you. If you are new to cooking you may find that working with dough the first few times can be frustrating until you get the hang of it. You may want to buy a pre-made pie shell or pie dough from your local market until you have a little experience making pie crust. Then again, if you are adventurous, dive right in!
Ingredients
Crust:* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup shortening
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 4 tablespoons cold water
Filling:
* 7 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 1/4 cups sugar
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 1 egg yolk
* 1 tablespoon water
Directions
1. Crust: Combine flour and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a fork until a cornmeal consistency. Gradually add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring lightly until dough forms a ball.2. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
3. On a floured surface, roll out half of the dough into a 10-in. circle, as thin as you can make it. Place into a 9-in. pie pan.
4. Filling: Place apples in a bowl, add lemon juice and stir to cover apples with juice.
5. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; add to apples and toss.
6. Pour apple mixture into crust; dot with butter or margarine.
7. For top crust: Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling; cut 4 one inch slits in pastry top; seal and flute edges.
8. Beat egg yolk and water together then brush over pastry top.
9. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F; bake additional 40-45 minutes more or until crust is golden brown.
Note: Watch pie the last 20 minutes of baking. If edges of crust begin to burn, cover (edges only) with aluminum foil for remainder of baking time.
