APPLE PIE WITH ROSE WATER

Apple Pie with Rose Water image

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield Two 8- to 9-inch crusts

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups peeled, sliced baking apples, such as Gravenstein
2/3 cup maple or white sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon rose water
Pastry for twp 9-inch crusts, recipe follows
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup lard
Cold water, as needed
About 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Slice apples into mixing bowl and add sugar, cream, and rose water, and mix thoroughly, so that rose water will be distributed evenly. Line a 9-inch pie dish with favorite pastry. Fill with apple mixture and cover with top crust in which a few small vents have been slashed for steam to escape. Flute the edges well to keep juice from escaping. Bake in a moderate oven for 50 minutes.
In a bowl, rub the flour and lard together. Add enough water to make a dough (not too stiff).
On work surface, roll the dough out and spread with some of the butter. Fold over evenly and butter. Make a second fold. Roll out again, being careful not to squeeze the butter out. The layers of dough and butter repeated provide the flakiness of the crust.
Use a pinch of ginger in piecrust to eliminate the taste of lard in case it is not fresh.