Illinois Apple Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup crisco shortening
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar,
• 6 cups tart apples, peeled & sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 for crust,combine flour and salt in mixing bowl.
• 3 cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knifes until mixture is uniform.
• 4 add water; toss lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball.
• 5 divide dough into 2 parts.
• 6 on lightly floured surface,roll bottom crust into circle 1/8" thick and about 1 1/2" larger than inverted 9" pie plate.
• 7 gently, ease dough into pie plate,being careful not to stretch dough.
• 8 trim edge even with pie plate.
• 9 for apple filling:combine all ingredients in mixing bowl.
• 10 stir until mixed well.
• 11 spoon into unbaked pie shell.
• 12 use remaining half of dough to roll top crust,as instructed for bottom crust.
• 13 lift onto filled pie.
• 14 trim 1/2" beyond edge of pie plate.
• 15 fold top edge under bottom crust;flute as desired.
• 16 cut slits or design in top crust to allow steam to escape.
• 17 brush top crust with milk;sprinkle with sugar.
• 18 bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 19 reduce heat to 350 degrees; bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until crust in golden brown.
• 20 cool and serve .