Apple Shortbread Pie
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 1/4 lbs golden delicious apples, peeled,cored and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
- In a food processor blend flour, sugar and salt. Add butter through food tube using on/off turns until coarse meal forms. Drizzle egg yolks over dough and mix until dough forms using on/off turns. DO NOT FORM INTO A BALL.
- Pat 3/4 of the dough into a 8-inch round tart pan (with removable bottom) or an 8-inch round cake pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix apple slices with sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Turn apple mixture into crust.
- Crumble remaining crust mixture over apples.
- Place pie on baking sheet in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350-degrees F and bake another 20 minutes or until top is light brown and filling is bubbly.
- Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
flour, sugar, salt, butter, egg yolks, golden delicious apples, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-shortbread-pie-100876 (may not work)