Potluck Apple Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup shortening
Filling
- 1/2 cup maple syrup, divided
- 3 pounds tart apples (8 to 9 medium), peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Crust: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour and water until smooth; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine salt and remaining flour; cut in shortening until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add reserved flour mixture; knead gently until dough forms a ball.
- Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1-inch
baking pan.
- Filling: Spread 1/4 cup syrup over crust.
- Arrange apples over syrup.
- Combine sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla extract and remaining syrup; drizzle over
apples.
- Topping: Combine flour and sugar in a bowl; cut in butter until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in pecans.
- Sprinkle over filling.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until apples are tender.
Yield: 18-24 servings
Editors note: Pastry can be easily pressed into pan by placing a large sheet
of plastic wrap on top of the dough.
Source: Taste of Home June/July 1998