Signature Apple Pie!

After many attempts and many recipe's... I have finally come up with my signature Apple Pie!

*I bake my own crust, just becaue it makes it so much more homemade, but you are more than welcome to buy 2 pie pre-made pie crusts!

Signature Apple Pie

Flaky Pie Crust - Double recipe for 2 pie crust

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening, chilled (this is very important) *Also, I like to use butter flavored vegitable shortening

3 tablespoons ice water

1. Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten.

2. Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.

3. Roll out dough, and put in pie plate.

Apple Pie

2/4 cup white sugar

1/4 brown sugar

2 tablespoons all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

6 cups thinly sliced apples. Cored and peeled. (I like Fiji the best - they stand up to the heat and stay a little crisp)

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon butter

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F

2. Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon peel

3. Line one crust in a 9 inch deep dish pie pan. Layer 1/2 of apples into pie crust. Sprinkle with sugar mixture and repeat until done. Sprinkle lemon juice and dot with butter.

4. Place second pie crust on top of filling and flute the edges. Cut vents in top crust and brush with butter for a glazed appearences (if desired.)

5. Bake at 425 degrees F for 40 -50 minutes.