recipe for apple pie?

CRUST (recipe makes one double crust):

2 1/2 cups white flour

2 tbsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup cold butter, broken into small pieces

5 tbsp. cold vegetable shortening

8 tbsp. ice water

Measure the flour, sugar and salt togetherl. Stir to combine.

Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife. Don't over mix them.

Add the ice water. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary).

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half.

Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour.

Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter.

Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife (parents only). Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie.

Add filling (see below)

Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together. cut a couple slits in the top.

FILLING

1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of salt

8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup)

2 tablespoons margarine

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Peel, core and slice the apples. Try to keep the size of the slices even.

Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.

Stir in apples.

Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.

Dot with margarine.

Cover with top crust and seal the edges. Cut slits in the top.

OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning.

Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandma-Oples-Apple-P...

Bar none, this recipe which is near to my family's recipe is the best--the absolute best.

Ople's apple pie

Ingredients:

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup water

8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and

sliced

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

3. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

Blackberry and Apple Pie

225 Gram Sweet shortcrust pastry (8 oz)

500 Gram Cooking apples, peeled, cored & sliced (1 lb 2 oz) You can use the apples of your choice.

225 Gram Blackberries (8 oz)

2 Tablespoon Sugar, plus extra

1/4 Teaspoon Ground cinnamon

Method

Preheat oven to 220 °C / 425 °F / Gas 7.

Roll out half the pastry into a round and line a 20 cm (8 inch) pie plate. Place the apples and blackberries into the pie plate and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon. Brush edge of pastry with cold water. Roll out remaining pastry to a round, to fit pie plate and place on top of the fruit. Seal edges, trim neatly and decorate edge. Make a neat hole in the centre of the pastry to allow steam to escape.

Sprinkle the pastry with a little sugar and bake towards the top of the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until pastry is cooked and golden brown. Serve hot or cold with cream.

Betty Crocker and Paula Dean have great apple pie recipes.