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THE BEST PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal. Pour in water slowly; knead dough into a firm ball.
• Pour in additional water as needed if dough is too dry or additional flour if too moist. Divide batter into equal halves. Roll out dough halves into rounds on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness.
• Press one round into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan. Use the other round as a top crust or for a separate bottom crust. Bake according to desired filling instructions.

FIVE-STAR APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Combine apples, brown sugar, water and lemon juice in a pot.
• Cover and cook over medium heat about five minutes or until the apples are just tender.
• Mix flour, granulated sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt and stir into apple mixture.
• Cook, stirring constantly until the syrup thickens- about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Prepare pastry.
• Turn the apple mixture into the pastry-lined pie pan.
• Cover with top crust with slits in it; seal and flute.
• Cover the top of the pie with a 2-3 inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during the last 15 minutes of baking.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.