apple pie

In an attempt to lose some weight, I took a 3 week hiatus from baking.  The break needs to be several months, but lets face it, that's not going to happen.  Baking is such a stress relief for me and considering the time of year it is (TAXES), I definately needed it.  Wednesday, I cleaned out the refigerator and came across some apples that were in need of attention.  You guessed it, I baked my Mom's old fashioned Apple Pie.  It doesn't look fancy, no shiny crust, no fancy lattice work, just good ole apple cinnamon goodness.

This recipe is tried and true:


I'm only listing the ingredients - if you don't know how to assemple a pie.....

For the Crust: (be gentle)

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup crisco
1/2 cup ice water

For the Filling:

Enough apples coated in cinnamon sugar to mound up high in the pie plate.  
A teaspoon of butter dabbed on the top of the apples.  (I find that mac's and courtlands make mushy pie, almost anything else works for me)

Preheated 425 degree F oven for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 325 degrees F for 45 minutes.