Mary Ellens Famous Easy Homemade Apple Pie Recipes

MARY ELLEN'S FAMOUS EASY HOMEMADE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together, then stir the apples in and toss everything around well. Set aside until your bottom crust is ready.
• Make your crust... Blend flour and shortening together. Place vinegar, egg and salt into a 1 cup measure, and fill it the rest of the way with water. Mix it with the flour and shortening until it's all stirred in and not too sticky.
• Separate the dough equally into 4 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll out two separate crusts at a time onto a floured surface until each one is a little bigger than your pie pan. Roll the crust carefully over the rolling pin, carry over to your ungreased pie pan, and then unroll, being careful not to let it rip. (If it does, just smush it back together.)
• Pour the filling over the top and place 5 thick pats of butter around the top of the filling. Moisten the edges with a little milk, so your top crust will stick to the bottom.
• Move your second crust onto the filling, pinch the edges together and tuck the crust under all around the edges. Don't forget to make two slits in the top so it doesn't explode in your oven.
• It doesn't have to look perfect, but it will taste that way!
• Do the same for your 2nd pie.
• Bake at 400* until golden (or a lower temp if your oven runs hot like mine does), start checking it after 40-50 minutes or so. If the edges start to get too brown, cover them with one of these -- I love those things!
• Once it's out of the oven, you'll want to let it cool so the filling sets up a bit, otherwise it'll be runny. After it sets out a bit then it's just right and so tasty!

APPLE PIE I

Steps:

• Prepare your pastry for a two crust pie. Wipe, quarter, core, peel, and slice apples; measure to 6 cups.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon. The amount of sugar used depends on how tart your apples are.
• Arrange apples in layers in pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle each layer with sugar and cinnamon. Dot top layer with small pieces of butter or margarine. Cover with top crust.
• Place on lowest rack in oven preheated to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes longer. Serve warm or cold.