Jay's Double-crusted Apricot-apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1/3 cup ice water
• 1 (12 ounce) can baking apples
• 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 mix salt, 2/3 cup crisco and 2 cups of all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl.
• 2 cut in crisco shortening, and mix well.
• 3 slowly add 1/3 cup water as you stir. this mixture will appear flakey as it comes together. this will be your crust.
• 4 roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. using a butter knife, cut in half.
• 5 place half in the bottom of your pie pan.
• 6 take the bottom five ingredients and mix together well.
• 7 pour into pie crust.
• 8 take the other half of your crust and cut into 1/2 inch strips.
• 9 lay these strips in a criss-cross fashion over the topping.
• 10 bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees and continue cooking for another 25 minutes.
• 11 take out of oven and let stand one hour.then refrigerate.