Apple Pie

Serves: 5

Keyon Hand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

49

Sweetness

53

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Flour

1 tsp

Salt

2 tbsps

Lemon Juice

1 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Cinnamon

2 tbsps

Butter (cold)

Directions:

1

Place flour and salt in bowl

2

Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse meal

3

Sprinkle ice water over surface (1 tablespoon at a time)

4

Mix lightly until it holds together

5

Do not over-mix

6

Cut in half, wrap in plastic and keep in refrigerator until ready to roll

7

Put apples in large bowl and pour lemon juice over them

8

In another bowl add dry ingredients and then add to the apples

9

Assembly: Roll out 1 of the dough halves to an 1/8-inch thickness

10

Lay into pie pan with a little bit overlapping the sides

11

Put apple mixture into pie shell, mounding it higher in the center

12

Cut cold butter into 1/2-inch cubes and place on top of the apples

13

Moisten outer edge of bottom crust, place top crust on pie and press down

14

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F

15

When ready to put pie in oven turn temperature down to 450 degrees F and bake on lower rack until it starts to brown, about 15 minutes

16

Turn oven down to 375 degrees and bake approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours