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Grandmas Award-winning Apple Pie Recipe


Grandmas Award-Winning Apple Pie Recipe
This is my grandma's famous apple pie, for which I won "best of potluck" one time, so our family now adds the "award-winning." My grandma used to make the best pie for decades, then my mom took over, and now the pie recipe and responsibility are min... More

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Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 2c. sifted flour
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • split 2/3 c. between unsalted butter and shortening
  • 5-7 T. cold water
  • -----------
  • Filling:
  • 6-7 apples (Granny Smith for a classic pie, I usually add another variety as well.)
  • 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 c. sugar
  • dashes of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 2 T. butter, cut into smaller pats

Directions
  1. Crust:
  2. Add the salt and cinnamon to the flour. Cut in the shortening/butter until the biggest clumps are about the size of peas. Add water slowly while kneading gently, until dough forms. Form dough into a ball, and let rest in the fridge for at least half an hour.
  3. Filling:
  4. Peel and cut the apples. I usually use a peeler and a paring knife, but if I'm running short on time, I'll use one of those apple hand-crank machines, but I'll always do a couple by hand, to give it more interesting texture.
  5. Add the sugar, salt, and spices. Mix well.
  6. Mix in the flour, and let sit while you roll out the crust.
  7. Roll out the bottom crust, add the filling, top with pats of butter, cover with top crust, and cut some slits for venting.
  8. You can brush on an egg wash (just beat an egg and water) or just milk on top of the crust for a shinier, golden brown crust.
  9. Bake at 400 for 50 minutes. If the crust is getting too brown, slip some aluminum foil on top for the rest of the baking.

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Comments


Aww, thank you Aimee. It's already bookmarked :)


^_^ Hope you enjoy it!


I love the recipes handed down from family... I haved a coconut cake one .. to hard to post.. and it is great..
Like this post..


Sounds like a very good apple pie!


Apple pie is one of my favorite desserts....this sounds wonderful.


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