Old-fashioned double-crust apple pie

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Perfect Pie Crust
8 Tart apples
1 Lemon (grated peel, juice)
½ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ cup Butter; in small pieces

Directions

FILLING

Prepare pastry according to recipe. Fit bottom pastry into 9-inch (use 20 or 25 cm size) pie plate. Roll out circle for top.

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C).

Fill pie shell with sliced apples. Mound them up high. Sprinkle with lemon peel and juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Dot with butter. Cover with pastry top, making vents, sealing and crimping rim. Bake 45 minutes, or until crust is brown. Cool before serving.

Source: "Entertaining" by Martha Stewart - ISBN: 0-517-544199

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