Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Pie

  • Apple Pie Filling

    Ingredients

    • 2 pounds apples (6-8) (firm, tart varieties are best)
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons corn starch
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • pie crust

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
    2. Peel, core, and thinly slice apples.
    3. Mix apples with lemon juice.
    4. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, corn starch, and cinnamon.
    5. Mix sugar with apples.
    6. Prepare the bottom crust.
    7. Pour apple mixture into crust.
    8. Dot the top of the apple mixture with butter.
    9. Add top crust.
    10. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes (finished pie should slip inside the pie plate).

    Source

    Complete Step-by-Step Cook Book (out of print).

  • Pie Crust

    Depending on size of pie plate and thickness of crust, will make a double crust for one or two pies.

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
    • 1/2 cup cold water (or more)

    Method

    1. Mix salt in with flour in stand mixer using paddle attachment on low.
    2. Add shortening and mix on medium-low until a very coarse, dry crumb mixture forms.
    3. Add water, mix until a ragged dough forms. If any dry flour remains, add a bit more water.
    4. Separate dough into balls.
    5. Chill the dough in the fridge if it is not going to be used immediately.
    6. Roll each ball out into a circle on a well floured surface until the colour of the countertop is just starting to show through the dough.
    7. Transfer dough to pie plate.
    8. Bake according to directions in the filling recipe.

    Source

    Complete Step-by-Step Cook Book (out of print).