Mamma Rosie's Apple Pie

"Okay so you finally harassed me and made me feel guilty....haha...just kidding!  Love you."

--Mom, in her email containing this recipe

I give you Rosie's Apple Pie! It is a bit different than your traditional apple pie, as it calls for golden delicious apples and cranraisins. Start out by preparing the pastry crust, and then move on to the filling.

Rosie’s Apple Pie

Pastry 9-inch Two-Crust Pie

Ingredients

2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening.

2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour

½ teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons or until pliable, Ice water

Procedure

1. Measure out the flour.  Cut the shortening into the flour and salt mixture.  

2. Add ice water in 1 tablespoon increments tossing after each tablespoon until dough makes a ball. 

3. Split in half.  Place half of the pastry on the board.  Roll out. 

4. Repeat with second crust. Bake as directed below (with filling).

Pie Filling

Ingredients

¾ cup brown sugar

¼ cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

pinch of salt

6 cups thinly sliced golden delicious apples (about 6 medium apples)

½ cup cranraisens (optional but for a true Rosie pie they must be added)

2 tablespoons butter

Procedure

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.   

2. Prepare the pastry as directed above.   

3. Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.  Stir in the apples.   

4. Place apples into mixture and toss to coat evenly.  Let stand till the juices from the apples forms a sauce for the apples (5 min. approx.).

5. Line pie plate with bottom crust.  Place apples into the plate.  Dot with butter.   

6. Cover with top crust.  Cut slits into to allow steam to escape while baking.   

7. Bake until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble 40 to 50 minutes. 

8. Enjoy!