This is not only a great tasting pie, it is absolutely beautiful to look at and it will look great on the dessert table for the holidays.
Provided by Tisy Adams
Categories Pie
Time 1h10m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preparing the crust:.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter and shortening into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
- Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork until a dough forms.
- Divide dough in half; shape each half into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour.
- Making the filling:.
- Place oven rack in lowest position.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine apples, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Assembling the pie:.
- On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll half of dough into an 11-inch circle.
- Fit into a 9-inch pie pan.
- Spoon filling into pan.
- Dot with butter pieces.
- Roll remaining dough into a 10-inch circle.
- Cut into 1/2 inch strips.
- To form a lattice crust, arrange 2 dough strips in a cross pattern in center of pie.
- Ends of strips should overlap edges of bottom crust.
- Alternately weave strips into a lattice pattern until filling is covered.
- Brush crust with egg.
- Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.
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