Apple Shortbread Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chilled butter, diced
• 1/4 cup shortening, diced
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 4 -5 granny smith apples, peeled,cored and cut into slices
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 sift four, 1/2 cup sugar and salt into a large bowl.
• 3 cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 fold in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly).
• 5 remove 1/4 of mixture, and set aside.
• 6 press remainder onto bottom and sides an 8" tart shell or pie pan.
• 7 in a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 8 place apples into crust, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
• 9 place pie on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• 10 reduce heat to 350° and continue baking 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbling.