Apple Pie from Scratch

My Grandmother was a wiz at making pies.
She taught me at an eary age how to make
and roll out the tastiest and flakiest pie crust.
I use green Granny Smith apples for texture
and Ida Red apples for their sweet flavor.
This is one of my best apple pie recipes.

Ingredients:
1 ready made pie crust  (to roll out)
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 teasoon cinnamon
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled
4 Ida Red apples, peeled
flour for the work surface
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold water (about)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions:
Remove ready made crust from refrigerator
and allow to get to get to room temperature.
In a large bowl add sugar with 3 tablespoons
all purpose flour with cinnamon and mix well.
Slice the apples aroud the core and place in
the bowl, mix well to coat apples all over.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl using a fork combine 1 cup
flour with 2 tablespoons vegetable  shortening.
Make a well in the center and add in cold water,
use a spoon and stir the water to pick up some
of the flour mixture, about two cups will do.
Remove to a floured work surface and using
your hands press together to form a ball.
Using a rolling pin roll out large enough
to make a top crust for the apple pie.
Roll out prepared crust into a 9" pie dish.
Carefully arrange apple slices in crust.
Dot the top with unsalted butter.
Use rolling pin to pick up the top crust,
carfully placing it on top of the apples.
Use a knife to cut crust around pie dish.
Crimp edges and cut three small holes
in the center of the top crust to vent.
Place pie in oven and bake for 1 hour.
Juice from the pie should just start to
drip from inside the pie to the oven floor.
Remove pie to cool completly before serving.




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