APPLE PIE

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Hope you all had good time with your family and friends on Christmas day. I was thinking to bake something for christmas, had lots of apples so made apple pie. There are so many ways to make pie, but this is the simplest method. Apple pie is a delicious desert! kids love it for sure.

For Crust

All purpose flour -2 Cups
Salt - 1 tsp
Butter- 2/3 cup
Cold water -6 tbsp

• Mix softened butter, salt, flour with a fork until crumbly.
• Add 5 tablespoons water and mix well, adding more water if too dry.

For Filling
Apples-6 Nos.
Sugar -3/4 cup
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp
Butter- 2 tbsp

• Core, peel and slice apples.
• Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon in a bowl.
• Add apple slices and mix well.
• Take 1/2 of the pastry and roll flat with rolling pin.
• Line a 9" pie plate with the pastry.
• Fill with apple mixture, dot with butter.
• Take the remaining pastry dough and roll flat, place rolled sheet on top of apple pie mix.
• Crimp along edges creating a scalloped edging.
• Take a knife and cut slits into top pastry for steam to escape.
• Bake in a 400 oven for 50 minutes or until crust is brown.
• Let cool and serve.