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Apple Pie

Makes a 9-inch apple pie
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Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ C sugar
  • ¼ C all-purpose flour*
  • ½ t ground nutmeg
  • ½ t ground cinnamon
  • Dash of salt
  • 6 Cs thinly sliced pared tart apples about 6 medium
  • 2 T margarine or butter

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 425°. Prepare pastry. Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Stir in apples. Turn into pastry-lined pie plate; dot with margarine. Cover with top crust that has slits cut in it; seal and flute. Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, 40 to 50 minutes.

Dutch Apple Pie

  • Prepare pie as directed except-make extra large slits in top crust; 5 minutes before end of baking, pour ½ cup whipping cream through slits in top crust. Best served warm.

French Apple Pie

  • Prepare pastry for a One-Crust Pie; omit margarine and top apple filling with Crumb Topping: Mix 1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup melted butter and ½ cup packed brown sugar until crumbly. Bake 50 minutes. Cover topping with aluminum foil during last 10 minutes of baking. Best served warm.

Notes

*If using self-rising flour, omit salt.