Spiced Apple Pie with Raisins
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, diced
- 9 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, diced
- 7 tablespoons (about) ice water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
- 2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- Mix flour, sugar and salt in processor.
- Add shortening and butter.
- Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Transfer flour mixture to large bowl.
- Combine 7 tablespoons ice water and 2 1/2 teaspoons vinegar in small bowl; pour over flour mixture.
- Stir with fork until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if needed.
- Gather dough into ball; divide into 2 pieces.
- Flatten each into disk.
- Wrap each separately in plastic; chill 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Mix all ingredients in large bowl; toss.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie dish.
- Trim overhang to 1 inch.
- Spoon filling into dough-lined dish.
- Roll out second dough disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round.
- With star cookie cutter, cut out several stars from center of crust.
- Fold crust in half and transfer to top of filling.
- Unfold crust.
- Press top and bottom crust edges together to seal.
- Crimp edges decoratively.
- Place cutout stars around edge of crust.
- Bake pie until apples are tender and juices are bubbling thickly, covering edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Cool on rack 1 hour.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Let stand on rack.)
- Serve with ice cream.
flour, sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, butter, water, apple cider vinegar, apples, sugar, golden raisins, flour, ginger, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spiced-apple-pie-with-raisins-104530 (may not work)