Monday, December 14, 2009

Aunt Doris' Apple Pie

In our family, Aunt Doris is the pie expert! Family gatherings are not complete without one of her apple pies. And now I can share it with all of you. Hope this recipe becomes part of your family memories.

Preheat oven 425 degrees

Pie crust:
2 cups flour
1/2  tsp salt
1/2 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil of your choice)
4 T. cold milk

Mix together above ingredients and form a ball. If too moist, add a little more flour. Cut in 1/2 and roll each half between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Use 8" or 9" pie dish.

Filling:
6 apples (McIntosh, granny smith, empire)
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 T. flour
2 T. margarine

Pare, peel and slice apples. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice. Mix 1 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg with apples. Spray bottom of pie tin lightly with oil. Place bottom pie crust in pie pan and sprinkle 1 T. flour on pie crust. Put apples in and dot with 2 T. margarine. Put top crust on and prick top of pie crust with fork.

Bake 40 - 50 minutes.

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