best-ever apple pie
categories:  Desserts | Pie   

Prepared: 2005-08-28

(according to the canadian living recipe book i took this from)

Ingredients:

• easy-roll pastry:
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 tbps butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup ice water
  
• filling:
• 8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  
• glaze:
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp. granulated sugar

Preparation:

• easy-roll pastry:
• in bowl, beat shortening with butter until smooth
• stir in flour and salt until ragged
• pour in water
• stir until loose dough forms
• gather into 2 balls
• on floured surface, gently press each into 3/4-inch thick disc
• wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chilled
• on lightly floured surface, roll out 1 of the discs into 13-inch circle
• fit into 9-inch pie plate
• trim, leaving 3/4-inch overhang
  
• filling:
• in large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice
• stir together sugar, flour and cinnamon
• sprinkle over apples and toss until coated
• scrape into pie shell
  
• roll out remaining pastry to same size circle
• brush pastry on rime with ater
• fit pastry over filling
• trim, leaving 3/4-inch overhang
• fold overhang under pastry rim
• seal and flute edge
  
• glaze:
• whisk egg yolk with 1 tbsp water
• brush over pastry
  
• sprinkle with sugar
• cut steam vents in centre
• bake in bottom third of 425F oven for 15 minutes
• reduce heat to 350F
• bake for 40 minutes longer or until golden, filling is bubbly and apples are soft
• let cool on rack.