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A fresh apple pie with a few apples around it.

Nana's Fresh Apple Pie

Maureen Reynolds
The pastry recipe makes enough for 2 double crust pies, while the filling is enough to fill one pie. So you can freeze 1/2 the dough for later, or double the filling ingredients to make 2 pies straight away.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Mixing bowl
  • 9 inch pie plate

Ingredients
  

  • PIE PASTRY
  • 500 grams pastry flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 300 grams shortening chilled
  • 60 grams sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 150 millilitres very cold water
  • FOR FILLING
  • 6 to 7 apples of your choice peeled and cut into wedges
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp cornstarch
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • milk for brushing top of pie
  • regular or course sugar

Instructions

Pastry

  • Sift flour and cornstarch together in a large mixing bowl
  • Cut shortening into small pieces and rub into flour until mixture resembles course pea-sized crumbs
  • Add the sugar and salt into cold water and stir until dissolved
  • Add the water all at once to the flour/shortening mixture and stir just until dough comes together. Do not over mix.
  • Cover and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes
  • Divide dough into 4 equal pieces and using 2 of those pieces roll dough into 2 circles, one for lining pie plate and one for top crust

Filling

  • Add peeled, cored and sliced apples into a bowl with the sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice and stir until apples are well coated
  • Add the apples to the prepared pie crust being sure to scrape all the juices out of the bowl
  • Lightly brush edges with milk
  • Cover the apples with the second prepared pastry and seal edges by pressing down along entire edge with a for, or crimping with your preferred method.
  • brush entire pie with milk and sprinkle with sugar
  • make a few cuts in the top crust to allow steam to vent
  • bake at 400 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. If edges brown faster then the centre, you can cover the edges with foil

Notes

Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.  
Serve with ice cream or a slice of cheddar cheese.
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