Old-Fashioned Lattice-Top Apple Pie
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, diced
- 6 tablespoons (or more) ice water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
- Milk
- Additional sugar
- Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor.
- Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add 6 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
- Gather into ball; divide into 2 pieces.
- Flatten each into disk.
- Wrap each in plastic; chill 2 hours.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Keep chilled.
- Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.)
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl.
- Add apples and toss to blend.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
- Fold edge under, forming high-standing rim; crimp.
- Add filling.
- Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Cut into twelve 1-inch-wide strips.
- Arrange 6 strips across pie.
- Form lattice by arranging 6 strips diagonally across first strips.
- Gently press ends into crust edges.
- Brush lattice with milk.
- Sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
- Bake pie 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375F.
- Continue baking until juices bubble thickly and crust is deep golden, covering edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Cool on rack 1 hour.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Let stand on rack.)
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/old-fashioned-lattice-top-apple-pie-102411 (may not work)