Crust:
2 1/2 C flour
2 sticks of (salted) butter
Ice water
Filling:
6 C thinly sliced apples (I used golden delicious)
Cinnamon
Stick the butter in the freezer for about half an hour or longer. The crust will not turn out as well if the butter is not really really cold. Once the butter is cold, cut it up into chunks to make it easier to work with. Put it in the flour and use your hands to push the flour into the butter and mush it all up until you have little pea-sized globbs of butter in the flour. Add ice water (or, really, just cold cold cold water) by the tablespoon until the dough starts to stick together. Split the dough in half. Stick one half in the refrigerator, and press the other half into a pie pan (or, I used a casserole dish!). Once it's pressed in, dump in the sliced apples. You can either mix the cinnamon around with them beforehand, or you can just dump cinnamon on top- however much cinnamon you want. Take the other half of the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it out flat. Use flour to keep the dough from sticking to the counter, table, whatever you're rolling it on. Roll it just big enough to go over the top of the pie, and then pick it up and put it on top of the pie. Press the edges of the dough together, then cut a few slits on top of the pie to vent it. Bake at 475 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until crust is flakey and golden.
Boyfriend and boyfriend's family approved! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Apples are naturally sweet and contain fruit sugar, so this is not a sugar-free food! Still be careful if you are sugar-sensitive/diabetic/on-a-diet.
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