Monday, November 25, 2013

Nancy Gault's Apple Pie

 
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In honor of Thanksgiving, we wanted to share one of our favorite family recipes with our customers. If you're still looking for a dessert to make - try Nancy Gault's Apple Pie:

Ingredients:
8 or 9 inch Double Crust
1 ½ cups of flour
½ tsp. salt
½ cup shortening
4 Tbsp. of cold water
1 cup sugar
¼ tsp. cinnamon
Apples (8-10)

Step 1:
Sift together 1 ½ cups of flour and ½ teaspoon salt. Add ½ cup shortening and 4 or 5 Tablespoons of cold water and mix with a fork or pastry mixer (add 1 or more Tablespoons of water if needed).

Step 2:
Cut the dough in half and roll one half out and lay on bottom of pie plate.

Step 3:
Peel and slice apples (mixture of green and red). Put apple slices into pie plate making sure the slices are not stuck together.

Step 4:
Mix ¾ to 1 cup sugar and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon together and sprinkle over apples being sure to get the mixture in all the crevices between the apples.

Step 5:
Roll out the other half of the dough and lay on top of the apples. Press the bottom and top dough together around the edges and prick the top with a fork. Lightly brush the top with milk.

Step 6:
Bake at 400 degrees for about 50 minutes or until the sugar starts to come out the top.

Let us know how your Apple Pie turned out on our Facebook page!