Fairy Tale Apple Pie
This apple pie is so good you'll tell yourself a fairy tale about how all the calories have been magically cooked out so you can have a second piece. Although time consuming this prize-winning recipe (originally printed in a newspaper) is delicious with an adult sauce that is optional.
Steps
To make crust: preheat oven to 400-degrees f.
Mix butter , flour and salt with pastry blender or two knifes until it is crumbly and consistency of fine meal.
Cut in shortening until it resembles peas.
Add ice water and mix with pastry blender until it holds together.
Form into ball , divide in half and refrigerate.
Roll one half of dough into a large circle--large enough to overlap a 9-inch pie pan.
Place pastry in bottom of pie pan.
Dot with remaining tablespoon of butter and 2 teaspoons of flour.
Roll out top crust in same manner between sheets of plastic wrap.
Refrigerate both while making filling.
To make filling: peel , core and slice apples.
Put apples in bowl and add sugar and cinnamon.
Toss.
Let stand until sugar dissolves.
Optional: if apples are dry add juice of one lemon.
Add vanilla.
Stir to mix well.
Add flour and toss.
Pour filling into pie shell and dot with butter.
Cover with top crust , crimping edges.
Make slashes in top crust and brush with egg .
Ingredients
butter, flour, salt, crisco, ice water, golden delicious apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon, vanilla, egg yolk, milk, heavy cream, dark rum