Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup ice water
- 7–8 apples, sliced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. flour
Instructions
- Combine flour, shortening, salt, and water in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix with your hands until all ingredients are well combined.
- Pat dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Place in refrigerator for the time it takes to make the filling. (30-60 min.)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine apples, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice and flour.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut in half.
- Roll out each half to use for the bottom and top crusts.
- Place first dough in pie plate.
- Fill with apple mixture.
- Place remaining dough on top.
- Crimp edges and poke holes in top to release steam.
- Decorate with remaining bits of dough. (Optional)
- Bake for 50-60 minutes.
- Remove when golden brown.