Apple Pie With Port With Cheddar Cheese Crust

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 23 cup apple juice
• 23 cup port wine
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 each lemon (grated peel only)
• 8 medium apples cooking, peeled, sliced
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 23 cup vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, very old, sharp shredded
• 5 tablespoons water cold (or more)

1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in large saucepan.
2. Stir in apple juice, port, butter and lemon peel.
3. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils.
4. Add apples and cook gently until barely tender.
5. To make Cheddar Cheese crust, mix flour, salt and shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
6. Stir in cheese.
7. Add water gradually and mix lightly with fork to form dough.
8. Divide pastry in halves and roll out one half to fit 9-inch pie pan.
9. Roll second half of pastry and cut into 10 ( 1/2-inch) strips.
10. Spoon filling into pastry-lined pan.
11. Weave pastry strips across filling to make lattice top.
12. Bake at 375F (190C) 30 to 45 minutes, or until done.
13. Serve warm.

sugar, cornstarch, apple juice, port wine, butter, lemon, apples cooking, flour, salt, vegetable shortening, cheddar cheese, water cold

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apple-pie-port-cheddar-cheese-c-3205 (may not work)