Apple Pie

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Provided by LaCracha Holley for the November 2016 issue of SouthwestNOW Magazine.

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. orange zest
  • 5-6 medium green apples, peeled, cored and sliced in 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 pkg. 9-inch 2-crust pie plates
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and orange zest. Add apples; mix lightly.
  2. Place apple mixture into pie pan lined with unbaked crust. Dot mixture on top with butter. Top with second crust. Trim edges of the top and bottom crusts; press together. Fold under; seal with your fingers or fork.
  3. With a knife, cut small slits on top of crust to vent. Bake 20 minutes; rotate pie. Bake another 30-40 minutes until brown and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.