Recipe of the Day - July 4 (apple pie)
 

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All-American Apple Pie

Ingredients
Pie Crust
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 Teaspoon salt
2/3 Cups of shortening
5-7 Tablespoons COLD water

Apple Filling
6-8 tart apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith) pare, core and thinly sliced
3/4 - 1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)

Preparation
Pie crust:
Mix shortening, salt, flour with a fork until crumbly

Add 5 tablespoons water and mix well, adding more water if too dry

Apple Filling:
Slice apples Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon in a bowl. Add apple slices and mix well

Take 1/2 of the pastry and roll flat with rolling pin. Line a 9" or 10" pie plate with the pastry

Fill with apple mixture. Dot with butter (or margarine)

Take the remaining pastry dough and roll flat Place dough on top of apple pie mix

Crimp along edges creating a scalloped edging.

Take a knife and cut slits into top pastry for steam to escape.

Bake in a 400 oven for 50 minutes or until crust is brown Let cool and serve

Dutch Apple Pie

Ingredients
1 Homemade pie crust or ready-made pie crust
5 1/2 cups peeled cored sliced cooking apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Topping
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup butter or margarine, room temperature

Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Fit piecrust into pie plate.

In a large bowl, mix sliced apples, lemon juice, both sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Pile into crust.

Prepare topping:
In a medium bowl, with a pastry blender or a fork, mix flour, both sugars, and butter until coarsly crumbly.

Sprinkle evenly over apples.

Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes.