Oma's Deep Dish German Apple Pie

This recipe was clipped form the Sunday's newspaper about 1990. Mom made it for years. You'll like the results! Melt a slice of American cheese on top and you are in heaven!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1⁄4 lb butter
• 1⁄2 lb flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon baking powder

• Filling

• 6  large red apples
• 4  tablespoons sugar
• 3  teaspoons cinnamon

• Icing

• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. Peel apples and dice.
2. Mix crust ingredients together and roll out.Press firmly into the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. Save about 1/3 of dough for the top of the pie.
3. Mix filling ingredients and pour into crust pressed into the bottom of the pan.
4. Cover with rolled out leftover dough; pinch edges.
5. Brush top crust with icing.
6. Cut several slits in top to vent.
7. Use a pie guard around edges of pie or place 1" aluminum foil around edges of pie.
8. Bake at 350 for one hour; Watch pie--don't let it get too browned.
9. Serve with a slice of American cheese (melted) on top.
10. or my Grandpa's fav: vanilla ice cream atop the pie.