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French Apple Pie

Course Dessert
Keyword Pie
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup milk

Filling

  • 6-7 apples peeled and sliced
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp apple pie spice

Topping

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.

    Add flour and salt to a large mixing bowl. Combine with shortening using a pastry blender. Add in milk. Roll dough into a ball. Cut in half. Place each dough ball in storage bags and flatten slightly. **This pie will only need one crust. You can freeze the other. Let dough chill for at least one hour.

    Meanwhile, combine apples, spice, and sugar in large mixing bowl.  Set aside

    Combine topping ingredients in another medium mixing bowl, using a pastry blender to mix until crumbly.

    Flour surface generously. Place dough on floured surface and roll out moving dough constantly to prevent sticking. Roll dough until 1/2" larger in diameter than the pie pan. 

    Place crust in pie pan and press down pinching with fingers around the edge.

    Pour apple mixture into crust.

    Sprinkle with topping.

    Bake in the oven for 10 min. Lower oven temperature to 350 and bake for another 50-60 minutes or until apples are soft and topping is a golden brown.