Mom's Apple Pie

By eaglezfan6

Ingredients

• For the Filling
• 8 Apples-peeled and sliced Half granny smith half Macintosh
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter-chilled and sliced
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. ground nutmeg
• 3 tbsp. flour
• For the Dough
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 sticks of butter, cold and cubed
• 1/4 - 1/2 cups ice water
• Egg-lightly beaten for egg wash
• Cinnamon sugar for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. In a food processor combine the flour, salt, sugar and pulse. Add in the butter and slowly gradually add the ice water. Pulse until dough just comes together. Don't overwork the dough or it will make a tough crust.
Remove the dough from processor. Cut into two equal sections. Pat sections into discs and wrap in plastic wrap and place into refrigerator. Chill for 1 hours.
In a small mixing bowl, combine cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and flour, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add the peeled and sliced apples. Sprinkle spice and flour mixture over apples. Toss to coat.,
Remove one chilled disc of dough from the refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface. large enough to cover your pie pan. Shape to fit, cutting off any excess.
Pour apple mixture into pie pan and add your sliced butter to the top of the mixture. Remove second dough disc from refrigerator and roll out large enough to fit the top of your pie with an overhang. Place pie dough on top of apple mixture and crimp edges to seal. With a knife, add four slits to your piecrust. Lightly brush egg was onto top of dough, Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon sugar.
Place onto a baking tray into preheated oven for approximately 50 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Allow pie to rest until cool before slicing. Refrigerate any uneaten portions.