Cheddar Apple Pie

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups plus 3 Tbsp. flour, divided
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut up
• 1/2 cup cold shortening
• 1-1/2 cups Cracker Barrel Shredded Old Cheddar Cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 3 Tbsp. lemon juice, divided
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 lb. (900 g) Golden Delicious apples (about 4), thinly sliced
• 1 egg, beaten, divided

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 135mins
Adapted from kraftcanada.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 2-1/2 cups flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese.

Combine water and 2 Tbsp. lemon juice; add 1 Tbsp. at a time to flour mixture, mixing lightly with fork after each addition until flour mixture is evenly moistened and clings together when pressed into ball. Divide dough in half; shape each half into ball. Flatten slightly. Wrap individually with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Heat oven to 425ºF. Combine sugars, cinnamon and remaining flour. Toss apples with remaining lemon juice in separate large bowl. Add sugar mixture and remaining cheese; mix lightly.

Roll out half the dough on lightly floured surface to 11-inch circle. Place in 9-inch pie plate; brush edge with some of the egg. Fill with apple mixture.

Roll out remaining dough as directed; place over apple filling. Seal and flute edge. Cut several slits in top crust to permit steam to escape. Brush with remaining egg.

Bake 50 to 55 min. or until juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, reducing oven temperature to 350ºF after 15 min. Cool.