WINNING APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• In large bowl stir together flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg from crust ingredients.
• Cut in butter and shortening until crumbly.
• With fork mix in water until flour is moist.
• Divide dough in half; shape into 2 balls and flatten.
• Wrap 1 ball in plastic wrap and put in fridge.
• On a floured surface roll other ball into a 12" circle.
• Place in a 9" pie pan.
• Trim pastry to 1/2" from rim of pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients EXCEPT apples, 1 tbsp butter, 1 tsp sugar,& whipping cream.
• Add apples; toss to coat.
• Spoon into crust.
• Roll other ball into 12" circle; cut 8 large slits in crust.
• Place over pie, crimp or flute crust.
• Brush with melted 1 tbsp butter; sprinkle with sugar.
• Cover edge of crust with foil.
• Bake 35 minutes; remove foil.
• Continue baking 10 to 20 min.
• or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits.
• Remove from oven; run knife through slits.
• Pour whipping cream evenly through all slits.
• Return to oven for 5 minutes to warm whipping cream.
• Cool pie 30 min.