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Homemade Apple Pie

Course: Pies

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Flour Sifted
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 2/3 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Shortening
  • Approximately 4 Tablespoons Water or As Needed, Cold
  • 4 Pounds Apples (Granny Smith or Honey Crisp)
  • 7/8 Cup Sugar or To Taste
  • 1/2 Teaspoon or More Cinnamon To Taste
  • 1/4 to 1/3 Cup Flour

Instructions

For the Crust:

  • Combine 2 cups flour and salt. With pastry blender, cut in shortening.
  • Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix after each addition until particles resemble the size of small peas.
  • Gather into a ball. Divide in half and form into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

For the Pie Filling:

  • Peel, core and thinly slice apples and then combine in a large bowl with the sugar.
  • Allow to sit until the apples release some of their juices. If there are a lot of juices, drain a good portion so that your pie doesn't end up too soggy.
  • Taste apples and see if you need more sugar to replace what you drained. Add cinnamon. Taste and adjust as necessary.
  • Optional: add some nutmeg or cloves to taste. Only add a pinch of cloves, as they can be overpowering.
  • Mix in flour so that you have enough to thicken the remaining juices while baking.

Assemble the Pie:

  • Roll out crust and fit bottom crust into the pie plate.
  • Fill pie plate evenly with apples; dotting with butter in between the layers of apples.
  • Add the top crust. Crimp edges and vent.
  • Bake at 375 degrees until apples are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.