Apple Pie

Apple Pie, originally uploaded by tmeierdierck.

A warm treat for a chilly fall evening.

First you will need to prepare the pie crusts:

Light, tender, flakey, and easy to make this will be a staple in your baking collection of easy pie crust recipes.

Ingredients:

* 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* ¾ cup margarine
* 5 to 6 tablespoons cold water

Directions:

1. In a mixer or mixing bowl combine the ingredients
2. Use a mixer or pastry blender to mix together all the ingredients until the dough is consistent.
3. Remove the pie crust from the bowl and divide - 1/3 and 2/3 of the mixture balls.
4. Spray/Oil a deep dish pie baking pan.
5. Take the larger ball and roll in to a circle with a rolling pin.
6. Use this to line the bottom of the pan and fill.
7. Take the small ball and use a rolling pin to create another flat, large circle.
8. Using a pairing knife, cut this portion in to long strips - this you will use to create your lattice crust.
9. Fill with filling.
10. Top with lattice in a criss cross fashion.
11. Bake for one hour


Filling

Ingredients:

* 6 cups apple slices - from fresh macintosh apples
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup margarine
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/3 cup sugar in the raw
* 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

1. Clean chop and prepare 6 cups of fresh macintosh apple - THIN
2. Distribute them evenly in the pie pan - already lined with the pie crust.
3. Over low heat combine: salt, margarine, cinnamon, sugar in the raw and pumpkin pie spice.
4. Stir over heat until the mixture becomes a solution - all has melted and combined together.
5. Pour evenly on top of the apples in the pie crust.
6. Top with lattice crust - criss cross.
7. Bake for one hour.
8. Top with soy ice cream.