Grandma’s Pie Crust and Apple Pie
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
10 Tablespoons shortening
1/3 cup milk
Apple Pie Ingredients
6 medium apples, peeled and thinly sliced
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
1. Put all ingredients into a large bowl, knead with your hands until everything is just combined. Careful not to overwork the dough.
2. Separate dough into two sections. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour. You can chill overnight as well if you are skilled at planning ahead and if you are, I am very envious of you.
3. After chilled, place dough onto a floured surface. Roll each dough section with a rolling pin to desired thickness, about 1/3 inch. Try turning the dough after every few rolls, this will help the dough not to stick to the surface. Also, if you are having cracks at the edges then push the dough back together and sprinkle some flour on top and roll out again. Repeat with second section of dough.
4. Place bottom layer of dough onto your pie baking dish then follow steps for pie filing.
Apple Pie Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Press pie dough into the ungreased 9 inch pie baking dish. Make sure to press the dough into the curves of the dish.
2. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until apples are well covered. Pour filling into the dough lined dish.
3. Transfer the top dough over the filling and press edges together to seal two doughs together. Cut slits in the top dough to let steam out while baking.
4. If you want to do a lattice top, roll out dough then use a pizza cutter to slice strips. Transfer to top of filling to make the design.
5. Place the pie in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. Check after 20 minutes, if there is too much browning then over with foil for remaining time.
6. Remove from the oven and let cool. My favorite is a warm apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Perfection.
Notes
Find it online: https://lolohomekitchen.com/2017-11-grandmas-apple-pie-hk5xw/