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Apple 22

A home-style Apple 22 made with All Purpose Flour, Sugar, Salt, Chilled Butter Cut Into Small, and Plus Sugar. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 1 3/4 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor.

2. 2

   Cut-in chilled butter and vegetable shortening using 'pulse' of processor until mixture resembles coarse meal.

3. 3

   Gradually blend in enough water to form moist clumps.

4. 4

   Gather dough into ball and divide into halves.

5. 5

   Flatten each into disks, wrap in plastic and refrigerate. (Can be kept for 3 days or frozen ) Soften dough at room temperature before rolling.

6. 6

   Preheat oven to 400F and position rack in oven to lowest 1/3 level.

7. 7

   Roll out dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch-diameter round.

8. 8

   Transfer to 9-inch-diameter deep dish pie plate, trimming dough overhang 1/2 inch past edge of pie plate (will shrinken).

9. 9

   Place flattened coffee filter in center of pie shell and cover with rice. Bake pie shell for 10-15 minutes until starts to brown.

10. 10

    Remove from oven, remove filter and rice and discard, set crust aside to cool slightly.

11. 11

    Transfer 'processed' mixture into bottom of crust.

12. 12

    Layer apple slices perpendicular around crust in such a manner as to form a 'rose' style configuration, starting along the outer edges, filling towards the center.

13. 13

    Place pie on baking sheet and bake until juices bubble and crust turns golden brown, covering crust edges with aluminum foil if browning too quickly.

14. 14

    Approx. baking time 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes.

15. 15

    Transfer pie to rack and cool.