French Apple Pie Crust

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup	Flour
1/2 Tsp	Salt
1/2 Cup	Shorttening
5 Tbsp	Water

Directions

Cool water to near freezing. Combine the flour, salt and shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the water a little at a time, using a fork, and form the dough into a ball. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board. Roll to an 11" or 12" diameter and fit into a 9" pie pan fluting the edges.

French Apple Pie Filling

Ingredients

8 Cups	Apple
1 Tsp	Cinnamon
2 Tbsps	Flour
2 Tbsps	Lemon Juice
1/2 Tsp	Nutmeg
1/4 Cup	White Sugar

Directions

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and the lemon juice in a large bowl then toss the apple slices in the mixture and arrange them in the pie crust. Place the pie in the LARGE paper bag and place the paper bag on a baking sheet and loosely fold the open end of the bag under. Bake until the apples are tender (50-60 minutes).