Best Apple Pie Ever

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, chilled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter (i prefer unsalted butter) or 2/3 cup margarine (i prefer unsalted butter)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 -7 tablespoons of ice cold water
• 6 cups sliced granny smith apples
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425. combine the flour and salt and cinnamon. cut in the butter till the mixture.
• 2 is the size of small peas. sprinkle water in one spoonful at a time, while.
• 3 tossing and stirring lightly. when the dough is moist enough to stick.
• 4 together, form two balls. flatten and roll to 1/2 inch thickness on a.
• 5 floured surface. cut out a circle large enough for the pie pan. wrap in celophane and refrigerate till needed.
• 6 for filling:.
• 7 this is the key secret -- fill a large bowl with water and two tablespoons of the lemon juice. peel, core and slice the apples to about 1/2 thick slices, and place the slices in the lemon water. this keeps the apples from turning color and gives them a little extra tartness.
• 8 combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. add the apple slices and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, tossing till the apple slices are evenly covered with the flour-sugar mixture. place one of the pie crusts into a dish, pricking the bottom with a fork. pour the apple mixture into the lined pie pan. cut the butter into pieces and drop these into the apple mixture.
• 9 finish the top crust however you like (full top or lattice). sprinkle the.
• 10 top crust with a little bit of cinnamon and sugar. bake for 40-50 minutes,.
• 11 or until the top crust is golden and the pie is bubbling.