Apple Pie

Name: Apple Pie
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup wondra; 1 tsp salt; 2/3 cup shortening; 2 tbsp shortening; 8 tbsp water, cold (put in fridge until very cold); 5 tart apples, pared, cored, and thinly sliced (6 cups); 4 tbsp flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; dash nutmeg; 2 tbsp butter, cut in small pieces; dash salt; dash milk

beccabee33 @cook_3111850

This was my grandma's recipe. It's by far the best apple pie I've ever had! Even people who don't typically like apple pie like this version

beccabee33 @cook_3111850

This was my grandma's recipe. It's by far the best apple pie I've ever had! Even people who don't typically like apple pie like this version

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

8 servings

2 cupwondra
1 tspsalt
2/3 cupshortening
2 tbspshortening
8 tbspwater, cold (put in fridge until very cold)
5tart apples, pared, cored, and thinly sliced (6 cups)
4 tbspflour
1 cupsugar
1 tspcinnamon
dashnutmeg
2 tbspbutter, cut in small pieces
dashsalt
dashmilk

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

For crust: mix wondra and 1tsp salt
2

Cut in shortening thoroughly and finely
3

Sprinkle water gradually over mixture, 1tbsp at a time, tossing lightly with a fork after each addition
4

Stir with fork until flour particles are moistened; dough may look crumbly at this stage
5

Form two equal sized balls
6

Flatten on lightly floured surface, rolling from center to edge until plate sized
7

For filling: preheat oven to 400°
8

Combine sugar, flour, spices, and salt; mix with apples by pouring them back and forth between two bowls until syrupy
9

Fill 9-inch pie pan with pastry and fill with apples; dot with butter
10

Put on top crust, cut slits, and seal edges
11

Brush with milk (do NOT over do it) and sprinkle with sugar
12

Bake at 400° for 50 minutes or until done; put foil around edges 25 minutes in