Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 14 cup vegetable shortening
  • 12 teaspoon cider vinegar
  • 5 -7 tablespoons ice water
  • 2 cups granny smith apples, thinly sliced and peeled (about 1 lb.)
  • 2 cups braeburn apples or 2 cups empire apples, same as above
  • 1 cup rome apples (about 1/2 lb) or 1 cup winesap apple, thinly sliced and peeled (about 1/2 lb)
  • 1 cup mcintosh apples or 1 cup jonathan apple, same as above
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 14 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 34 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Method

  • For Crust: Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
  • "Cut in" butter and shortening until it resembles coarse meal.
  • Add vinegar and sprinkle with ice water, 1 Tbsp at a time, mixing with a fork in between until dough is moist and crumbly.
  • Divide in half.
  • Press each half together and wrap loosely in plastic wrap.
  • Roll each into 11 inches rounds and chill 1 hour.
  • For Filling: Preheat oven to 450F.
  • Combine apples and lemon juice in a large bowl.
  • In a small bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt.
  • Sprinkle over apples in large bowl and toss to combine.
  • Remove 1 round of crust dough from fridge, unwrap and place in a 9-inch pie pan lightly coated with cooking spray or a little butter.
  • Allow extra dough to extend over the edge.
  • Spoon apple mixture into crust dough.
  • Top with remaining crust dough half from fridge (unwrapped of course).
  • Press edges of bottom and top together to seal in the apples- making it pretty if you can!
  • Cut 6 1-in.
  • slits across crust dough with a sharp knife.
  • Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Place on a baking sheet and bake at 450F for 15 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temp to 375F and bake an additional 45 minutes.
  • Cover edges of crust with tin foil if they brown too much before the time is up.