Dave’s Basic Apple Pie

== Description ==
Featured for the Fourth! by Chef David Nelson
* Contributed by SF&SC Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 5 or 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
* ½ lemon, zested and juiced
* 1 cup sugar
* ⅓ cup flour
* 1 tbsp arrowroot or cornstarch
* 1 pinch of salt
* 1 tsp allspice
* 3 tbsp butter
* 2 prepared pie crusts, or your favorite recipe
== Directions ==
# Preheat your oven to 350°F.
# Put the apple slices in a large bowl and add the zest and the lemon juice.
# Toss to coat the apples.
# In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, flour, arrowroot, salt and allspice and mix thoroughly.
# Add the sugar mixture to the apples and stir gently to coat.
# Place the bottom crust into a 10-inch pie pan and top with apple mixture.
# Dot the top of the apples with pea size pieces of the butter.
# Top with second crust and crimp edges.
# Make 4 small slices in the crust for steam to escape.
# Wrap the edge of the pie with a piece of tin foil that just covers the crimped crust.
# Place the pie on a cookie sheet.
# I line mine with foil for easy clean up.
# Bake for 45 minutes.
# Remove foil and return to oven for about 30 minutes.
# Juices will run out of the pie usually.
# I wait until they show signs of thickening.
# Place on a wire cooling rack for an hour or so before slicing.
Category:SF&SC
Category:Independence Day Desserts
Category:Pie Recipes
Category:Granny Smith apple Recipes
Category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Wheat flour Recipes