Belle's Traditional Apple Pie

So as promised in my last post, here is a quickie on my traditional apple pie.

Sometimes the best recipes are the classic ones, right?

To make, you'll need:

Crust:
1/3 c. cold water
1 t. sugar
1/2 t. salt
2/3 c. shortening
2 c. flour

Filling:
6-8 apples- peeled and cut into bite-size pieces (I recommend using Honey Crisp and Macoun)
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. brown sugar (packed)
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/8 t. ginger
1 T. butter
1 egg, whisked

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

The crust is the one I used for the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie.
Prepare and roll out the same way.

As for the filling...

Get yourself a large mixing bowl and mix the apple pieces with the lemon juice till well coated.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugars and spices together.
Pour the dry mix onto the apple and toss until the apples are completely coated.

Pour the apples into the crust-lined pie dish.
Cut the butter into slices and lay atop the apples-- "polka-dotted" evenly over the dish.
Top it off with the other half of the crust. Brush the top of the crust with the egg wash
and make a few slits in the middle. Sprinkle some sugar over it all and then cover the edges of the pie with foil.

Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil from the edges. Bake for another 25 minutes.

Once finished, you'll have a handsome little fella that looks something like this...



And tastes like heaven on a fork.

xo Belle