Apple Pie
Ingredients:
For the pie crust
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 4 Tablespoons ice water
For the apple pie filling
- 5 - 6 large apples*
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions:
- Cut shortening into the flour and salt in pieces.
- Combine with a pastry blender by hand or with a food processor until it forms pea-sized bits.
- Add the water and mix together with a fork until a dough forms. Separate into two balls: one for the bottom crust and one for the top. The bottom crust should be slightly larger than the top.
- Roll out the crust on a floured surface, making sure there is flour on your rolling pin as well.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Toss apples with all ingredients and pat into pie crust.
- Wet around the edge of the bottom crust with ice water and put top crust on. Press to seal, then trim the excess dough off.
- Bake at 425 degrees F. for 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven to 375 degrees F. and bake for 45 minutes.*