Country Apple Pie

Ingredients :

Pastry

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp fine salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 tbsp lemon juice
6 tbsp to 8 tbsp cold water as needed.


Filling

7 cups of sliced apples
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon essence
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 egg whisked with 2 tbsp cold water for brushing.
sugar for sprinkling

Intruction for Pastry :

1. Combine flour with salt. add in butter and shortening until mixture is a roughly even crumbly texture.
2. Add lemon juice and water and blend just until dough comes together. wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Filling :

1. Toss all ingredients except butter and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 200 °C.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of dough to just under ¼-inch thick. Lightly dust bottom of a 7-inch pie pan with flour and line pan with dough.
4. Fill pastry with apples and dot top with butter.
5. Roll out remaining half of dough and place over apples. Trim and cinch edges of pie and cut in holes in top layer of pastry to let steam escape.
6. Brush top of pie with eggwash and sprinkle lightly with sugar.
7. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 190 °C and bake about 40 minutes, until filling is bubbling. Cool pie for at least an hour before slicing.