-CRUST-
3 c All-purpose flour
1 tb Grated lemon zest
1 c Salted butter,; chilled
Ice water
FILLING
6 lg Macintosh apples, peeled,;
-thinly sliced
1 c White sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/4 c Cornstarch
1/4 c Salted butter, chilled,; cut
-into small pieces
EGG WASH
1 lg Egg, beaten
1 tb White sugar
Crust: mix flour and zest together in a medium bowl. Using pastry cutter,
cut butter into flour until dough resembles coarse meal. Add ice water and
mix until dough can be gathered into a ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten
into disks and wrap and chill until firm. Filling: preheat oven to 400. Mix
together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Add
apples to sugar mixture and toss until apples are coated. On a floured
surface, roll out 1 dough disk into a circle about 12 inches in diameter.
Fold dough in half, and then into quarters. Place point of folded crust in
center of 9 inch pie plate and carefully unfold. Trim excess dough and
leave about 1 inch overhang. Pour in apple filling and sprinkle with butter
pieces. Roll out second dough disk into circle about 10 inches in diameter.
Again fold in half, then in quarters and place on top of apple filling.
Fold extra crust of top layer over bottom layer and crimp edges together.
Cut slits in pie top to let steam escape and brush with egg wash. Sprinkle
with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake 20 minutes at 400. Reduce heat to 350 and
bake another 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool on rack to
room temperature.
Yields
1 Servings