Cheddar Apple Pie
- 2-1/2 cups plus 3 Tbsp. flour, divided
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cut up
- 1/2 cup cold shortening
- 1-1/2 cups Cracker Barrel Shredded Old Cheddar Cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup ice water
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice, divided
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 lb. (900 g) Golden Delicious apples (about 4), thinly sliced
- 1 egg, beaten, divided
- Combine 2-1/2 cups flour and salt in large bowl.
- Cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in 1/2 cup cheese.
- Combine water and 2 Tbsp.
- lemon juice; add 1 Tbsp.
- at a time to flour mixture, mixing lightly with fork after each addition until flour mixture is evenly moistened and clings together when pressed into ball.
- Divide dough in half; shape each half into ball.
- Flatten slightly.
- Wrap individually with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine sugars, cinnamon and remaining flour.
- Toss apples with remaining lemon juice in separate large bowl.
- Add sugar mixture and remaining cheese; mix lightly.
- Roll out half the dough on lightly floured surface to 11-inch circle.
- Place in 9-inch pie plate; brush edge with some of the egg.
- Fill with apple mixture.
- Roll out remaining dough as directed; place over apple filling.
- Seal and flute edge.
- Cut several slits in top crust to permit steam to escape.
- Brush with remaining egg.
- Bake 50 to 55 min.
- or until juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, reducing oven temperature to 350 degrees F after 15 min.
- Cool.
flour, salt, cold butter, cold shortening, cheddar cheese, water, lemon juice, sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, egg
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cheddar-apple-pie-184008.aspx (may not work)