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Apple Pie & Pastry Dough for Flaky Double Crust Pie recipe

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For Dough recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Procedure:

  1. Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl then mix well.
  2. Add the butter and mix with a pastry blender.
  3. Gradually add water a tablespoon at a time while mixing.
  4. Gather the dough and form into a ball shaped figure.
  5. Divide the gathered dough into two parts, one being larger than the other.
  6. Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour.
  7. Sprinkle flour on a clean flat surface then roll the larger dough using a rolling pin until the size is enough for your 9 or 10 inch round cake pan.
  8. Roll the second dough until the size is enough to cover the pan.
  9. Arrange the larger flattened dough on your cake pan.
  10. You can now place your pie filling in. Cover the filling with the secondary dough and seal the edges.

For Apple recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 Pastry doughs
  • 1/2 cup butter, divided
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 6 to 8 pieces baking apples (granny smith’s); peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Cooking procedure:

  1. Preheat oven to 218c
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine apples, sugars, flour, nutmeg, and cinnamon then mix well.
  3. Set 1 pastry dough on a round cake or pie pan then put-in the apple mixture and arrange.
  4. Distribute butter on top of the apple mixture.
  5. Cover with the second pie crust then seal the edges.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 148c and bake for another 40 to 45 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and serve.