GREAT APPLE PIE - AWARD WINNING

GREAT APPLE PIE - AWARD WINNING image

Categories Dessert

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

Basic Flaky Pie Crust:
(Basic Flaky Pie Crust Recipe here as listed below: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Basic-Flaky-Pie-Crust/Detail.aspx)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening, chilled
3 tablespoons ice water
Filling:
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
*add 1 tsp. of vanilla
1 tsp. of cinnamon
4-6 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
OPTIONAL: Add cloves, allspice, and nutmeg to the syrup

Steps:

Bottom Crust: 1. Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together. 2. Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling. 3. Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Brush bottom of crust with egg whites to keep it from getting soggy. Put baking tray in bottom under pie to catch any overflow or dripings. Fill with desired filling and bake. Put in Filling and Topper: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, white sugar and brown sugar, (>>> OPTIONAL: Add cloves, allspice, and nutmeg to the syrup.) and bring all to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer. 2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, and half of syrup mixture. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently brush the rest of sugar and butter syrup over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off. 3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft. About 10 minutes before the pie is done (about 50 minutes had elapsed), Brush the pie with a little milk and sprinkle the top with sugar and cinnamon. TIP: To get apples cooked well so they are not crunchy, Place the pie on a lower oven rack and put the temperature on 250 for an extra 30 minutes or so and that did the trick without overbaking the crust. Use the Basic Flaky Pie Crust recipe from allrecipes.com