Flat Apple Pie with Perfect Pie Crust
- 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 recipe Perfect Pie Crust, recipe follows
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks cold butter
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In large bowl, stir together the apples, brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice.
- Set aside and see how long you can keep from sneaking a slice of apple.
- With a rolling pin, begin rolling out the Perfect Pie Crusts into large circles.
- Roll the dough from the center outward.
- Be gentle and patient, it'll take a little time to get the dough completely rolled out.
- If you think the bottom is really sticking to the surface below, use a nice, sharp spatula to loosen the dough and sprinkle some extra flour on top.
- Then flip it over to finish rolling.
- Remember to roll from the center in single, outward strokes, no back-and-forth rolling.
- Again with a spatula, loosen and lift the dough and carefully place the circles on large baking sheets.
- Place half the apple mixture on one crust and the other half on the other crust.
- Fold over the edges of each crust so that it covers 2 to 3 inches of the apple mixture.
- No need to be artistic - the more rustic the better.
- Dot the tops of the pies with chunks of the butter.
- Bake until the filling is golden and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.
- If the crust appears to brown too quickly, cover the edges with aluminium foil for the remaining baking time.
- Allow to cool slightly, then slice into wedges with a pizza cutter.
- Eat 'em on the go!
- Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Add in the butter and shortening.
- Using a pastry cutter, gradually work the butter and shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles.
- This step should take 3 or 4 minutes.
- Lightly beat the egg with a fork, and then add it to the mixture.
- Next, add in the cold water and vinegar.
- Stir the mixture together until it's just combined, and then remove half the dough from the bowl.
- Yield: dough for 2 crusts.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/flat-apple-pie-with-perfect-pie-crust-recipe.html (may not work)