Brandy Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold butter
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup apple brandy
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 cups cubed peeled fresh apples
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the 2 1/3 cups of flour, and salt. cut in butter until crumbly.
• 2 gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms.
• 3 divide dough in half, so that one portion is slightly larger than the other, wrap each in plastic wrap.
• 4 refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• 5 in a small saucepan, over low heat, cook raisins in brandy for 13-15 minutes or until raisins are plump. strain reserving liquid, and set raisins aside.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. add the apples, lemon juice, raisins, and 1/2 teaspoon of the reserved liquid in the previous step.
• 7 on a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough to fit in a 9 inch pie plate.
• 8 transfer pastry to pie plate.
• 9 trim pastry even with the edges, then add apple filling, and dot with butter.
• 10 roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie, and place over the filling.
• 11 trim, seal, and flute edges. cut slits in pastry, and cover edges loosely with foil.
• 12 bake at 400 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until bubbly.
• 13 cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.