Ingredients
Crust
- 12 tablespoons nearly frozen butter
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/3 cup cold vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup very cold water
Filling
- Honeycrisp & Granny Smith apples (3 of each)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 2 tablespoon flour
Instructions
- Cut butter into cubes and place in freezer with shortening
- Add flour, salt, and sugar to a bowl and mix
- One butter & shortening is cooled sufficiently, smush into dry mixture until chunks are pea-sized
- Add water and mix until it forms a dough: may have to add more water until desired texture is reached
- Knead slightly until dough comes together
- Wrap dough in plastic and chill for thirty minutes
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit
- Whilst chilling, cut and peel enough apples to dome your pie pan
- Melt butter in large pan
- Cook apples in saucepan for 6-8 minutes
- Add sugar, cinnamon, and apple pie spice
- Cook until just about to desired texture
- Add flour and cornstarch, cook for 1-2 more minutes
- Add to bowl with apple cider vinegar
- Mix, and let cool
- Take dough out of fridge, cut in half
- Roll half out for bottom crust, add in cooled filling, add in pie top
- Crimp edges of pie, cut in steam vents, and brush with scrambled egg
- Bake pie at 425 for 15 minutes
- Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and cook for about 40 more minutes
- Cool & enjoy!
Crust recipe derived from the Food Network.