Apple Pie

By á-60621

Mom's recipe

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 4 golden delicious apples
• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp tapioca
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of clove, ginger and nutmeg
• 2-3 tsp lemon juice
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Peel and slice apples. Sugar while cutting. Add spices and tapioca and let stand 10 min.
Make crust- add shortening, water and milk in a blender. Add flour and salt at low speed until blended. Divide in half and chill 4 hrs. Roll between wax paper.
Fill pie shell, dot with butter, add top crust. Brush with milk and melted butter, sprinkle with sugar then cut slits to vent. Bake 1 hr to 75 min at 375 ( cover edges of crust after 45 min)