Grandma's Apple Pie
This is my favorite apple pie recipe, and I get loads of compliments
every time. Some variations I've tried on in are replacing half the
white sugar with light brown sugar, and mixing about half granny smith
apples with half macintosh apples. For the crust, I usually use the
recipe on the box of Butter Flavor Crisco.
PERFECT APPLE PIE
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Serves: 8
6 cups (about 6 to 8) tart apples, pared, cored and thinly sliced
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash ground nutmeg
pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie
2 tablespoons butter
Oven: 400 degrees
Preheat oven to 400:F. Prepare pastry for pie crust. If apples lack
tartness, sprinkle with about 1 Tbsp lemon juice. Combine sugar,
flour, spices, and dash salt; mix with apples. Line 9-inch pie plate
with pastry. Fill with apple mixture; dot with butter. Adjust top
crust, cutting slits for escape of steam; seal. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400:F for 50 minutes or till done.
For an Apple Crumb Pie:
Prepare as above, except substitute single-crust pastry recipe for
double-crust pastry recipe. Stir together 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in 3
Tbsp butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over
apple mixture.
See http://www.dawnstarbird.com/recipes.html for more of my favorite
recipes.
Source: rec.food.recipes
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