Once upon a time a little girl fell in love with an Apple Pie, made by the only Disney princess with dark hair (it was quite a problem not being able to identify myself with other princess since they were blonde). Almost 15 years later, the dreams comes true: I made my first Apple Pie (I'm still a brunette, though)!
Ingredients:
Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
6-7 tablespoons ice water
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons margarine
Filling:
about 6 thinly sliced peeled Red Delicious apples
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
Remaining ingredients:
margarine for the Pie plate
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450°. To prepare crust, lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1/2 cup flour, ice water, and vinegar, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry. Combine remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add slurry; toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.
2. Divide dough in half. Gently press each half into a 4-inch circle on 2 sheets of overlapping heavyduty plastic wrap; cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll 1 dough half, still covered, into a 12-inch circle. Roll other dough half, still covered, into an 11-inch circle. Chill dough 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.
3. To prepare filling, combine the apples and lemon juice in a large bowl. Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples; toss well to coat.
4. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap from 12-inch dough circle; fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with margarine, allowing dough to extend over edge. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Spoon filling into dough; brush edges of dough lightly with water.
5. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap from 11-inch dough circle; place, plastic wrap side up, overfilling. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Press edges of dough together. Fold edges under, and flute. Cut 4 (1-inch) slits into top of pastry using a sharp knife. Brush top and edges of pie with egg white; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
6. Place pie on a baking sheet; bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° (do not remove pie from oven), and bake an additional 40 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Whole living
