Apple Pie Filling: pg 98 Betty Crocker Cookbook
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
dash of salt
8 cups sliced peeled apples
we put all of these ingredients in a big bowl and mix it together, then we put it in a ziploc freezer bag, we have several different apple trees planted in the yard...as of last year only 2 produced enough for us to harvest and prepare. The harvest apple tree in the side yard is the oldest and the fruit is ready to pick in late july....so we make applesauce and apple pies once in the summer and again in the fall with the red delicious trees in the back yard.
Pie Crust: ( 2 crust recipe) pg 93 Betty Crocker Cookbook
2/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp shortening or lard
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
5-7 Tbsp cold water
put shortening, salt and flour in a bowl...cut the shortening into the flour/salt mixture....sprinkle cold water 1 Tbsp at a time....mixing with a fork until all the flour is moistened and the pastry cleans the sides of bowl.
divide pastry into 2 parts, shape each into ball and place on a floured surface. Roll 1st pastry into a circle a couple of inches bigger than your upside down pie pan....fold pastry into 4ths and move into pie pan....unfold and pour in filling.
roll 2nd pastry out and cut in strips for lattice, or use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes to place on top, or roll out another circle and place it on top with some slits cut into it.
place a couple of pats of butter on top of the filling before you put your top on.
heat oven to 425 degrees and cook for 60 minutes
Pleasant Dreams!!!
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