By Gloria Middaugh. Like family since 2015. Market Associate
Pastry
2 ¼ cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
¾ cup vegetable shortening
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ cup milk
Filling
68 cooking apples (Lynd’s Jonathan is a favorite)
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
cinnamon
nutmeg
1 tbsp butter
Directions
- Sift flour with salt and sugar.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Beat together egg yolk and lemon juice.
- Blend in milk.
- Add to dry ingredients tossing with fork into soft ball.
- Divide into 2 balls.
- Roll on lightly floured surface into 1/8 inch thickness.
- Use for top and bottom crusts.
- Core and pare apples.
- Mix apples, flour, sugar, spices into large bowl.
- Spoon into crust. Dot with butter.
- Bake 350 degrees, 45 minutes.