Elvira Luzak's Famous Apple Pie

Elvira Luzak
 

You have not eaten apple pie until you have tasted Elvira Luzack's apple pie.  She shared the recipe with me, try it you will be amazed at how good it is!

 

Pie Crust for 9" Pie

 

Makes one double crust pie or two pie shells

2-1/2 cups flour not sifted,just measured in cup.

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup shortening,I prefer cold butter.

1/3 cup of cold water.

Combine flour &salt.  Cut in about 1/2 of the shortening. If butter is very cold you may use mixer,but do it slowly,keeping mixture coarse. Do not overwork dough.

Add remaining butter,mixture should look like large peas.

Sprinkle with water a little at a time,mix lightly with a fork,until things cling together when pastry is pressed into a ball. To much water makes it hard and "papery". Cover dough with damp cloth and let stand a few minutes.

Then roll dough and make 2 rounds for pie.

Bake  filled pie at 425 degree for about 40 minutes.

Apple Pie Filling

I use 8 cups of peeled, cored and sliced apples-mix several kinds of apples for more flavor.

Add 1/2 cup water, some lemon juice and a little sugar,bring to a steaming boil for just less than 3 minutes, in a  covered pot. Drain,cool apples, save juice,for later,you also need some butter about 2 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice,to finish pie.

Mix in a bowl,

3 heaped tablespoons of flour

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt,mix all together well,save mixture for later,set aside.

Place one layer of dough in pie dish,sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon mixture,

Add all the cooled apples,then the rest of the mixture.Use 2 tablspoons of butter in dabs on top of pie. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice evenly over pie and 3 to 4 tablespoon of remaining apple juice from cooking liquid. Place second layer of dough,pinch off good,brush with some milk and sprinkle with sugar liberally.

I cut myself a circle of foil,the size of the pie dish,fold in 1/2 trim about3/4 " circle so you have a skinny circle and the middle solid circle. Use the skinny one to cover rim of pie for the first 20 minutes,then remove skinny circle and place solid circle in the middle of pie.You do this to keep from browning the pie too much,otherwise you might burn the crust.