Dave's Award-Winning Apple Pie
Ingredients:
6 cups Granny Smith Apples
1 Tbsp. Orange Juice Concentrate (1/4 cup juice)
1/2 cup Water
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp. Butter
2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
Directions:
Mix ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heat until
liquid is clear and apples are about 1/2 way cooked. Cool.
Add to pie crust.
Dave's Award-Winning Pie Crust
Ingredients:
26 oz. All-Purpose Flour (about 5 cups)
8 oz. Lard (Cut into 1/2" Pieces)
4 oz. Butter (Cut into 1/2" Pieces)
Approximately 1 1/2 cups Cold Water
2 tsp. Salt
1 Egg
2 tsp. Vinegar
Directions:
Mix / Cut flour, butter, lard and salt until lard and butter are the size of peas. Add the water, egg, vinegar mixture until just barely mixed. It should not be sticky. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate 2-3 hours. Roll out to size. Bake: Place in preheated 450º oven (400º Convection) and turn immediately to 350º (300º Convection). Bake for 70-80 min.
Ingredients:
6 cups Granny Smith Apples
1 Tbsp. Orange Juice Concentrate (1/4 cup juice)
1/2 cup Water
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp. Butter
2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
Directions:
Mix ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heat until
liquid is clear and apples are about 1/2 way cooked. Cool.
Add to pie crust.
Dave's Award-Winning Pie Crust
Ingredients:
26 oz. All-Purpose Flour (about 5 cups)
8 oz. Lard (Cut into 1/2" Pieces)
4 oz. Butter (Cut into 1/2" Pieces)
Approximately 1 1/2 cups Cold Water
2 tsp. Salt
1 Egg
2 tsp. Vinegar
Directions:
Mix / Cut flour, butter, lard and salt until lard and butter are the size of peas. Add the water, egg, vinegar mixture until just barely mixed. It should not be sticky. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate 2-3 hours. Roll out to size. Bake: Place in preheated 450º oven (400º Convection) and turn immediately to 350º (300º Convection). Bake for 70-80 min.