Apple Pie
photo by najwa
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup shortening
- 4 -5 tablespoons ice-cold water
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Filling
- 6 cups peeled and sliced apples
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
directions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Combine flour and salt, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add enough water a tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms a ball.
- Divide dough in half, roll out one half and put in a 9 inch pie pan, roll out other half and cut into leaf shapes (Make small leaves for the edges and large leaves for the center).
- Combine the filling ingredients except for the butter and egg, fill the pie, and dot with the butter.
- Arrange the leaves on top, and brush with the egg.
- Bake 10 minutes, reduce temp to 350F and bake for 35-45 minutes.
- Cool pie completely in pan.
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Reviews
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I supposed I went a little too enthusiastic with the lemon juice : I put a bit more than prescribed while preparing the apples because I didn't want them to rust. I think this extra liquid explains why the bottom crust of the pie ended up somewhat soaked, even though I had put the crust alone in the oven beforehand to make sure it would be properly baked.<br/>So I suppose it can be a great pie, but I kind of messed it up.. :(
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
najwa
St. Louis, MO
Hi .. The pic is of my beautiful son, born on 2/5/2005. His name is Tariq, meaning Bright Star. As I type this, he is blowing bubbles in his water cup and watching cartoons. He whined to get this water for 15 mins and now he won't drink it, he will only play with it. Sigh..
A few days ago he came up with this song, so sing along to the tune of "Old McDonald" :
Old McTariq
Laq Laq Laq
E I E I OOOOOO
LOL I thought it was the cutest thing :-)
When I'm not running around after my son, or cleaning up the mess he makes wherever he goes, I cook and bake (my husband loves the blueberry muffins I make) and I love trying new recipes ..
I also love to read, and collect sci-fi/fantasy novels .. I have over 500 books and still counting ..