Irish Apple Pie

Prep Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready in: 2 Hours

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cake flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons shortening

1/4 cup sour cream

1/8 teaspoon lemon juice



5 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

1/2 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 tablespoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon lemon juice



1 egg, beaten

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch pie pan.

2 To Make Crust: In a large bowl, combine flours, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening until coarse crumbs are formed. Mix in sour cream and lemon juice. Keep mixing until dough forms a ball; dough may be slightly lumpy, this is fine. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and allow to chill for 1 hour.

3 Once chilled, take dough out of refrigerator and cut it in half; keep one half covered and in the refrigerator. Roll dough to 1/8 of an inch. To lift pie shell, roll dough around rolling pin and then unroll into pie pan. Trim overhanging edges of pie crust.

4 To Make Filling: Place apples into pie shell. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and nutmeg; mix thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Squirt lemon juice over apples. Place pie in refrigerator while top crust is rolled out.

5 Remove pie from refrigerator. Brush outer edge of bottom crust with beaten egg. Place second crust on top of pie; crimp pie shell edges together. Brush entire top crust with egg and cut 4 steam slots into it.

6 Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow pie to completely cool before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Nutrition at a glance