OLD-FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Recipe courtesy of Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner

Ingredients:

4 pounds (about 8) apples, peeled and sliced thin (I use a mix of Honeycrisp and Granny Smith

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

dash nutmeg

¼ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

Pastry for double crust 9-inch pie*

Method:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Make crust, bring dough together and form into 2 disks, set aside.

In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients, up to butter.

Roll out one pastry disk and line a 9" pie plate with bottom crust.

Fill crust with apple mixture.

Cut butter into small pieces and scatter over filling.

Cool out remaining pastry and cover pie with it, pressing on rim to seal edges, flute as desired.

With a sharp knife, cut slits in crust for steam to escape.

Cover crust edge with 2-3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.

Place pie on oven rack with a pan centered under it on rack below to catch the drippings.

Bake at 375° for 20 minutes.

Reduce oven to 350° and bake for an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour, until crust is lightly browned and juices are bubbling.

Transfer the pie to a wire rack, let cool at least 2 hours.

*Easy pie crust recipe

ENJOY!