Apple Pie  Ingredients:       Crust    2 cups all-purpose flour, divided       6 tablespoons ice water    1 teaspoon cider vinegar       2 tablespoons powdered sugar    7 tablespoons vegetable shortening       Filling    8 cups thinly sliced peeled Braeburn apples (about 8 medium)       1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice    2/3 cup sugar       3 tablespoons all-purpose flour    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon       1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg    Remaining ingredients       Cooking spray    1 large egg white, lightly beaten       1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 450°. To prepare crust, lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1/2 cup flour, ice water, and vinegar, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry. Combine remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add slurry; toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist. Divide dough in half. Gently press each half into a 4-inch circle on 2 sheets of overlapping heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll 1 dough half, still covered, into a 12-inch circle. Roll other dough half, still covered, into an 11-inch circle. Chill dough 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed. To prepare filling, combine the apples and lemon juice in a large bowl. Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples; toss well to coat. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap from 12-inch dough circle; fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray, allowing dough to extend over edge. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Spoon filling into dough; brush edges of dough lightly with water. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap from 11-inch dough circle; place, plastic wrap side up, overfilling. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Press edges of dough together. Fold edges under, and flute. Cut 4 (1-inch) slits into top of pastry using a sharp knife. Brush top and edges of pie with egg white; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Place pie on a baking sheet; bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° (do not remove pie from oven), and bake an additional 40 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Categories:  Baked Goods, Baked goods, Desert, Dessert, Desserts, Pie Crust, Pies, dessert, desserts, pastries

Estimated Serving:  10

Estimated preparation time:  40 min.

Estimated calories serving:  239

Language:  English

Shared by:  Jilly    2009/12/08