Old Fashioned Country Apple Pie
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons ice water
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 2 12 lbs tart apples (@ 5 large, Baldwin or Granny Smith)
- 23-1 cup sugar, to taste
- 14 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in medium size bowl; stir to mix well.
- Remove 1/2 cupof the mixture to small bowl; mix with the water till smooth.
- Cut shortening into remaining flour mixture resembles coarse meal; mix in flour-water mixture till well blended.
- Shape into ball.
- Wrap dough in wax paper.
- Refrigerate while preparing apple filling.
- Quarter apples.
- Core, pare and slice into large bowl; reserve.
- Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Divide pastry in half.
- Roll out each half between 2 pieces of was paper into 11"circle.
- Fit one circle into 9" pie plate.
- Add half the apples; sprinkle with sugar mixture.
- Top with remaining apple slices.
- Moisten edge of pastry with water.
- Cover top with second pastry circle.
- Press edges together.
- Trim pastry and shape edge as desired.
- Prick top crust with tines of fork.
- Brush top with cream.
- Bake in preheated hot 400 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or till apples are tender.
- Cool pie on wire rack.
- Serve warm or cold.
- Note: If top browns too quickly, cover top loosely with foil.
- Don't use aluminum tins (pie plates).
- Seal the crusts with plenty of water.
- Don't worry about patching.
flour, baking powder, salt, water, shortening, apples, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, heavy cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-country-apple-pie-518868 (may not work)