With a couple of apples left in the fruit bowl… (a neighbor had brought us a bowl of apples, pears, kiwi, bananas, grapes, oranges, nuts and candy for Christmas)….
I decided it’s either time for apple salad or a pie…
Since my baking skills have been honed this Christmas … I decided on the pie…
Found a basic Apple Pie Recipe… including crust…
2-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening ( I used Butter Flavored Crisco)
5 – 7 tbsp. ice-cold water
Combine flour , salt and shortening with hand until crumbly like cornmeal.
Add water and shape into a ball, mixing with hand.
Roll out 1/2 of dough on floured counter… Don’t play with dough very much… the less handling… the flakier the crust…(my Momma taught me that!).
Cover bottom of pie pan ( I had a disposable one left from baking ).
Apple Mixture:
6 cups apples sliced thin… tart is recommended…( about 4 apples )
I peeled mine…
3/4 cup sugar
1- tbsp. cornstarch ( I had to use flour )…
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1- tbsp. lemon juice ( not, necessary, but keeps apples from turning brown)
Pour mixture onto bottom crust…
Vent… a few slits to allow steam to come out of pie while baking…
I cut out a few stars from the leftover dough and laid on top… Used a fork to crimp edges…
Baked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes …
Bubbly and golden brown…
Mine was a little too sweet… due to using 3 different kinds of apples…
but, crust was amazing!
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Looks mighty tempting and delicious to me!!!! You did an excellent job!
a little too sweet…but, wonderful crust!
Thanks Jill for stopping by my blog as well linking your recipe to mine.
You have a very colorful blog. Very delectable.
I look forward to more from “MKG-Memories-Keepsakes-Gifts”.
Regards,
Randy
you make me hungry, Marilyn!
you would certainly be served a piece if you were visiting…