Apple Pie
Yield: 1 pie
Ingredients:
pastry for 2 crust pie
4-5 tart apples
1/2 sugar
dash nutmeg
1/3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbs. flour
1 tbs. butter
2 tsp. lemon juice
Mix together sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and flour.
Quarter apples, peal, and slice. Arrange half of the apples in pie crust. Sprinkle with half of the spices. Repeat, keeping apples near center. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter.
Make small gashes in top crust to allow steam to escape. Brush edges of bottom crust with cold water. Add top crust, trim edges, and flute edges with finger to seal.
Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350, and bake an additional 35 minutes.
| Apple Picking 2011 |