Marions Best Ever Apple Pie Recipe
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 c. All purpose flour
- 3 ounce Ea cool butter and cool lard
- 5 tsp Ice cool water
- 5 x Large tart apples (spy)
- 1 tsp Grnd cinnimon
- 1/2 c. Brown sugar
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Heaping of bread crumbs
- 1 x Egg yolk
- 2 tsp Lowfat milk
Directions
- To make pastry, cut butter and lard into flour with pastry blender till mix resembles coarse crumbs.
- Scatter water on mix, mixing with fork till dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerateabout 30 min. Divide into 2 balls. Roll out one portion to fit a 9 inch pie pan, leaving 1 inch of pastry at edge. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Core, peel and thinly slice apples. Toss with cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Sprinkle heaping tsp. flour or possibly bread crumbs proportionately over pie shell.
- Arrange apples slices on top, leaving as little space between slices as possible. Pile slices high but don't mound in centre. Roll out other half of dough to fit top of pie. Brush edge of bottom crust with egg wash made by blending beaten egg yolk with lowfat milk.
- Place top layer of dough on pie. Tuck top layer under bottom layer of dough around edge of pie. Crimp edges with fingers to create fluting. Prick pie with fork in at least a dozen places to let steam escape.
- Brush with eggwash. Bake 15 min. Reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F and bake 15 min, then reduce to 325 degrees F and bake 20 min more, or possibly till crust is golden.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 186g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 309 | |
| Calories from Fat 80 | 26% |
| Total Fat 9.17g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 5.56g | 22% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium 70mg | 3% |
| Potassium 193mg | 6% |
| Total Carbs 55.04g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.9g | 13% |
| Sugars 26.58g | 18% |
| Protein 3.75g | 6% |
