My Mom’s (Lily Vail) Apple Pie, the best pie recipe ever and it freezes well.
My Mom’s Apple Pie
Servings
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon peel optional
- 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup cold vegetable shortening
- 4-6 tablespoons cold milk juice, water or melted ice cream
- Apple Filling recipe below
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 3 pounds pie apples
- 1/2 cup sugar approximately
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- To make the crust, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and lemon peel, if used, in a large bowl. Cut the butter or margarine and shortening into chunks and add the chunks to the flour mixture. Work the fat into the flour mixture until the ingredients resemble crumbs (use your hands, a pastry blender or the pulse feature of a food processor). Add the liquid, using only enough to gather pastry into a soft ball of dough (start with 4 tablespoons). Cut the dough in half and flatten each half to make a disk shape. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it stand at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly flour a pastry board or clean work surface. With a rolling pin, roll one half of the dough on the floured surface into a circle about 1/8-inch thick, making sure the circle is larger than the pie pan by about 1 inch. Place the dough in a 9” or 10” pie pan. Pour the apple filling into the pastry-lined pan. Cut the butter or margarine into small pieces and place on top of the filling. Roll out the remaining dough and place it over the filling. Gently press the bottom and top crusts together along the flared edge of the pie pan. For a fluted rim, press your thumb and index finger against the outside of the rim, or crimp it with the tines of a fork or the blunt side of a knife. Cut steam vents in the top crust with the tip of a sharp knife or the tines of a fork. Bake the pie for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown.
- Apple Filling
- Peel and core the apples then cut them into slices. Place the slices in a bowl. Add the sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and flour and toss the ingredients to coat the apple slices evenly.
Thanks, tried it and it came out yummy!!! Delicious recipe!
Haven’t tried it, but don’t see a problem with it
Ever try baking the pie in a paper bag on 400 for an hour? I’m concerned about the applies not fully baking on 350 for an hour.
You can sometimes find shortening in the German Colony at Super Hamoshava or at Osher Od in Talpiot.
I live in Israel. What can I use instead of the shortening? an I use canola oil?
Thanks
Judy
Ronnie this looks amazing thank you for sharing it with us — Apple Pie a la mode is one of my most favorite desserts — this one is just calling for a scoop of vanilla ice cream!!!
Looks perfect!
That crust is just begging to be eaten! Love it!