Illinois Apple Pie

Recipe Cuisine: Pies
Recipe Category: Pies
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

1 x -------------c--------------
2 c Level cups all-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Evel cup crisco shortening
1/2 c Ice water
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Sugar, white
1 x ----------apple f-----------
6 c Tart apples,peeled & sliced
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Lemon juice
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1 tb Butter

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat Oven to 450 degrees.For crust,combine flour and salt in mixing bowl.Cut in shortening with pastry Blender or 2 knifes until mixture is uniform.Add water;toss lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball.Divide dough into 2 parts. On lightly floured surface,roll bottom crust into circle 1/8" thick and about 1 1/2" larger than inverted 9" Pie plate.Gently, ease dough into Pie plate,being careful not to stretch dough.Trim edge even with Pie plate. For apple filling:Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl.Stir until mixed well.Spoon into unbaked Pie shell. Use remaining half of dough to roll top crust,as instructed for bottom crust.Lift onto filled pie.Trim 1/2" beyond edge of Pie plate.Fold top edge under bottom crust;flute as desired.Cut slits or design in top crust to allow steam to escape.Brush top crust with milk;sprinkle with white sugar.Bake @ 450 degrees for 20 minutes.Reduce heat to 350 degrees;bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until crust in golden brown.Cool and serve .