Grandmas homemade apple pie Recipe

How to make it

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• pre heat oven to 425 degrees
• wash, peel and slice apples thin into wedges (abt the thickness of a butter knife)
• add to large mixing bowl apples, sugar and flour mixing well to ensure all apples are covered
• then sprinkle with enough spices to cover to taste
• leave set while you make crust
• crust:
• makes a 2 layer pie crust
• in a large bowl, sift 1 c flour and 1 tsp salt at a time to make sure well sifted.
• add the shortening in rounded heaps to the bowl
• take a pastry cutter and mix shortening and flour mixture until the consistency of corn meal, ensuring all large peices of shortening are broken up small and crumbly
• add ice cold water all at once.
• mix by hand until ingredients are all stuck together.
• do not mix too much or crust will be tough. The less you handle it, the better!
• form into a large ball and cut in half.
• Roll out on floured counter or wax paper 1 at a time. Make bottom crust 1/2 inch larger all around than the pie plate.
• place pie crust into pie plate
• add apple mixture.
• place pats of butter on top of apple mixture in crust
• sprinkle with additional cinnamon if desired
• roll out second top crust.
• Place on top if apples in pie plate
• seal the edges with a little water on your fingertip
• make a decorative edge with your fingers pinching the two layers of crusts together. or using the teeth of a fork to put ridges around edges.
• brush the top of pie crust with a egg wash and sprinkle with sugar (optional) for looks
• take a knife and cut 5 slits into top crust for venting
• place a spare cookie sheet under pie in oven to reduce smoking when it begins to boil over.
• bake pie at 425 degrees for 15 mins
• then turn down heat and bake at 350 degrees for 35- 40 mins until pie is sbhowing it is bubbling