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Delicious Apple Pie Recipe
Apple pie, considered the classic American dessert is a great dessert for any occasion.
Add your favorite vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a truly special treat.
Ingredients:
Pie Crust:
2 1/8 cups sifted flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup chilled vegetable shortening
5 tablespoons ice water
Crust Place flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle ice water over surface (1 tablespoon at a time). Mix lightly until it holds together. Do not over-mix. Cut in half, wrap in plastic and keep in refrigerator until ready to roll.
Apple Pie Filling:
8 cups apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, cold
Place apples in large bowl and sprinkle lemon juice over them. In another bowl, add dry ingredients and then add to the apples. Assembly Roll out 1 of the dough halves to an 1/8-inch thickness. Lay into pie pan with a little bit overlapping the sides. Put apple mixture into pie shell, mounding it higher in the center. Cut cold butter into 1/2-inch cubes and place on top of the apples. Moisten outer edge of bottom crust, place top crust on pie and press down.
Baking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. When ready to put pie in oven turn temperature down to 450 degrees F and bake on lower rack until it starts to brown, about 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 375 degrees and bake approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Yields: 8 servings
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