Apple Pie

Apple Pie
The recipe Apple Pie is ready in about 3 hours and 15 minutes and is definitely a great vegetarian option for lovers of American food. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 573 calories, 6g of protein, and 28g of fat. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, ground cloves, salt, and a few other things to make it today. Only a few people really liked this dessert.

Instructions

1
Prepare the filling: Peel, halve and core the apples.
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Cut each half into 6 wedges and toss with the sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add the apple mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until the firmer apples begin to soften but still hold their shape, 8 to 9 minutes.
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Sprinkle with the flour, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and toss until the juices begin to thicken, about 1 minute.
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Remove from the heat and cool completely. (The filling can be made up to 2 days ahead; cover and refrigerate.)
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Make the dough: Pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor until combined.
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Add the shortening and pulse until it disappears, about 30 seconds.
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Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter. Beat 1 egg with 1/4 cup ice water in a bowl, then add to the processor and pulse once or twice. (Stop before the dough gathers into a ball.)
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9
Lay out 2 sheets of plastic wrap; divide the dough between the sheets and pat each into a disk. Wrap the disks tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
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Roll 1 disk of dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface (or between 2 pieces of floured parchment paper). Ease into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass pie plate.
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Add the filling, mounding it slightly, and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Chill the pie while you roll the remaining dough into a 12-inch round.
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Lay the dough over the filling and press the 2 crusts together around the edges. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp with your fingers. Beat the remaining egg in a bowl and brush over the top crust; sprinkle with sugar. Pierce the top with a knife a few times to let steam escape. Chill 30 minutes.
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13
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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Place the pie on a baking sheet; bake until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly, 55 to 60 minutes. (Cover the edges with foil if they brown too quickly.)
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Transfer to a rack and cool until set, 2 hours.
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Photographs by Con Poulos
DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 15 m.
Servings8
Health Score3
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