Pink Adobe Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pastry for double-crust pie (9 inch double crust)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 -7 tablespoons water
• 5 -7 cooking apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
• 1/4 cup butter (melted)
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup butter (optional)
• 1 tablespoon water (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (optional)
• 1 teaspoon brandy or 1 teaspoon rum (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400° (you'll reduce to 350°f.).
• 2 mix flour, shortening, and salt together, until dough resembles course meal.
• 3 add water a little at a time until dough sticks together.
• 4 divide dough in half and roll out and line the bottom of a nine inch pie plate.
• 5 fill with apples and sprinkle with cinnamon, lemon juice, and nutmeg.
• 6 spread 1/2 cup sugar and raisins over apples.
• 7 mix brown sugar with flour and spread over whole mixture.
• 8 sprinkle with nuts and dot with melted butter.
• 9 sprinkle with 1/4 cup water.
• 10 roll out remaining dough and seal edges and flute.
• 11 brush with milk.
• 12 bake at 400° f.
• 13 for 10 minutes, then reduce to 350° f.
• 14 and bake for 30 more minutes.
• 15 may cover edges with foil if they brown too quickly.
• 16 while pie is baking prepare sauce: in a sauce pan melt butter and mix with water.
• 17 remove from heat and mix in sugr and brandy, may add more water if too thick.
• 18 serve sauce over pie.