Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie

Name: Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp all purpose flour; 794 grams sweet apples, such as Spartan or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups); 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, diced; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 4 Tbsps (about) ice water; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 177 milliliters sugar; 794 grams tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Pippin, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups); 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp whole milk

Need a vegetarian dessert? Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie could be a super recipe to try. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 332 calories, 1g of protein, and 17g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up tart apples, apples, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of American food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk flour and salt in large bowl to blend.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Add butter and shortening and rub in with fingertips until very coarse meal forms.

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Shortening

Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons water; toss until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if mixture is dry. Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten into disks. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Soften slightly at room temperature before using.)

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Dough

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Wrap

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie dish with nonstick spray. Stir all apples, 3/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and vanilla in large bowl to blend.

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Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Vanilla

Apple

Sugar

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Let stand until juices form, about 15 minutes.

Mix in flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round.

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Dough

Roll

Place dough in prepared pie dish. Spoon in filling; dot with butter.

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Butter

Dough

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Pie Form

Roll out second dough disk to 13-inch round. Using small bottle cap, cut out ten 1/2-inch-diameter circles from dough for decoration; discard circles. Drape dough over filling. Seal top and bottom crust edges together; trim to 1/2-inch overhang. Fold overhang under; crimp decoratively.

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Crust

Dough

Roll

Brush pie with milk.

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Milk

Combine remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and large pinch of cinnamon in small bowl; sprinkle over pie.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

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Bowl

Transfer pie to baking sheet; place in oven. Immediately reduce temperature to 375°F.

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Oven

Bake pie until crust is golden brown, apples are tender and filling is bubbling thickly, covering edge with foil if browning too quickly, about 2 hours. Cool 30 minutes.

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Apple

Crust

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Oven

Aluminum Foil