homemade apple pie.
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- Two dashes of cinnamon
- One dash of nutmeg
- 4-5 granny smith apples, sliced
Crust:
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1.5-1.75 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Mix shortening with flour and salt. Mix together until the dough has bits of dough chunks. Add in water until the dough comes together.
- Roll out dough and work it until it’s to your desired thickness.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form paste. Mix dry ingredients: white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside water. Mix dry ingredients in with butter and then add water and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
- Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Cover with a lattice work of crust.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for approx 40 minutes.
