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Directions:Preheat oven at 425º F.
Peel, core and slice 7 Granny Smith apples into a small bowl and set aside. Mix 1 c. sugar and 2 tbsp. flour in small bowl and set aside.
Mix 2 c. all-purpose flour and 3/4 c. Crisco shortening in large bowl using a pastry blender. Once it is mixed thoroughly, slowly pour in 1/2 c. water. Mix with your hands until the dough is sticky.
Spread flour on a clean and dry countertop. Form dough into a ball and press with hands until it is flattened before placing it on the flour covered counter.
Cover a rolling pin in flour. Starting in the middle of the dough, roll towards yourself. Roll outwards before flipping the crust, but be sure that there is still flour on the counter. Continue to roll, alternating directions, until the crust is big enough to have a 1 in. overhang on the pie pan.
Gently lift the crust and fold it in half. Pick up the crust and place it in the pie pan so that it covers half of the pan. Unfold the crust so the whole pan is covered before pressing the crust into the pan.
Pour half of the apples into the bottom crust and pour half of the sugar and flour on top. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on top until nearly all of the white of the sugar is covered. Pour the rest of the apples on top and pour the remaining sugar flour mixture on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Repeat the process of crust making for the top crust.
Once the top crust is placed, pinch the two crusts together, pinching your fingers together until the crust forms little mounds. Repeat until the entire edge is complete.
Once the crusts are pinched together, cut 3 - 1.5 in. lines into the middle. Dip fingertips into a bit of milk and dab on top of the crust until it is damp. Sprinkle a bit of sugar onto the damp crust.
Place in oven and bake until the crust is a soft, golden brown. |
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Notes: Ever since I was little, I have helped my grandma make Thanksgiving dinner. Even though I was too young to help, I loved watching her make the pies. Eventually I got old enough to help with the fillings but she still made the crusts. I enjoyed making the pumpkin and cherry fillings, but my favorite was making the apple pie filling. After a few years of being on filling duty, I was finally able to make the entire pie by myself and I absolutely loved it. I have so many great memories with my grandma, but some of my favorites are from when the two of us are cooking together in the kitchen. Her apple pie is famous in my family and I am lucky enough to have learned to bake it from the best.
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