Apple Pie

Apple Pie
-Make crust
-Add Filling
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg OR less than a pinch of cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup) [I like Gala—sweeter apple]
2 tablespoons margarine

* Heat oven to 425 degrees.
* Peel, core and slice the apples. Try to keep the size of the slices even.
* Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg/cloves, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.
* Stir in apples.
* Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
* Dot with margarine.
* Cover with top crust and seal the edges. Cut slits in the top.
* OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning.
-Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.
* Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.


PIE CRUST

3/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup boiling water

1 tablespoon milk

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt


Pour boiling water and milk over shortening.

Whip until like whipped cream.

Sift flour and salt over mixture.

Stir with fork around the bowl until it is clean.

Press into ball.

Roll between waxed paper.

Makes a 2-crust pie or 2-3 pie shells.

Bake at 450° F. for 8 minutes.




(My favorite apple pie recipe).

Enjoy!