ALL-AMERICAN APPLE PIE

ALL-AMERICAN APPLE PIE image

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 21

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Ingredients

PASTRY DOUGH
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup cold Crisco
4 to 6 tablespoons ice water
FILLING:
3 cups Golden Delicious apple, peeled & sliced evenly
3 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled & sliced evenly
1-tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Egg Wash:
1 Large egg. slightly Beaten
1 Tablespoon milk
2 Tablespoons sugar

Steps:

Pie Crust: In a food processor, add flour and salt. Pulse to mix. Add cold butter and Crisco, which has been cut into small pieces. Pulse 6 to 8 times until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small pea-size butter lumps. Drizzle 4 tablespoons ice water evenly over and pulse 3-4 times more until dough holds together. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time until dough holds together. Form into 2 balls, then flatten each into a disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic wrap and at least 1 hour. Divide dough into 2 pieces. On a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin roll out one piece of dough into a 10-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Fit a 10-inch pie plate with one piece of dough. Reserve 2nd piece of dough for top crust. Refrigerate while preparing filling Apple Filling: 1. In a large bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt & toss to mix. Allow apples to sit a minimum of 30 minutes & up to 3 hours. 2. Place apples in colander over a bowl to capture the apple juices. Get at least 1/2 cup of juice. Place apples back in bowl & Toss apples with cornstarch. Set aside. 3. Place apple juice in small saucepan & over medium-high heat, add butter & boil down until syrupy. Do not stir. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 4. Pour syrupy juices over apples, tossing gently. Place in pie shell. 5. Roll out top crust. Using a template for a large leaf, cut out enough leaf shapes from the remaining dough & place over apples forming a top crust. With remaining dough, cut a an apple shape and place on center of top crust. 6. Mix beaten egg with milk & brush top of pie with egg wash. Sprinkle with sugar. 7. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until the juice bubble through the slashes. Remove from oven & cool at least 4 hours before cutting. If Pie browns too quickly, cover with foil.