Recipe: Old Fashion Apple Pie

Old Fashion Apple Pie

Pie Crust
Ingredients; You will need to make double this pie crust recipe for the apple pie ! This is the best crust !

2/3 cup "Butter Crisco"
2 cups "All Purpose" flour
1/2 tsp.salt
1 egg yolk
4 tbsp coldmilk

Cut in with 2 knives the crisco into the flour and salt.Stir in egg and milk, work dough into a firm ball. Wrap in wax paper and chill for 30 min. Lightly flour surface ; roll into a circle atleast 1" larger than the pie plate. The bottom of pie crust needs to be 4" larger than the pie plate. Place the bottom crust in dish, do not trim it yet. Save the dough scraps ! They will be used for decorations on the pie top later !
*** TIP*** If you roll your crust out on wax paper it's easier to place it in the pie dish and on top as well. Also , roll quickly ,you don't want it to get too warm, add small amounts of flour as needed to keep from sticking to the rolling pin.***

Filling; Pre-heat oven 400
8 - 10 medium apples ( I like to mix them from sweet to tart !)
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp "All Purpose" flour
1 tsp cinnamon
dash nutmeg (must have it)
2 tbsp butter (butter tastes best)
Peel and core apples - slice thin. Combine all ingredients then mix with the apples. Put filling in pie shell. Dot mix with 2 tbsp of the butter. Now place the top crust on top. Your pie should be quite high, that's ok, it will cook down. Make a hole in the middle about 1/4 inch in diameter for the vent. Trim with a knife around the edge of the crust, finger press all the way around to seal edges.
Now comes the fun part !!! Remember those scraps of shell ? Roll them flat, cut 8 holly leaves, 1 apple shape, 1 apple stem, 2 apple leaves, make 12 little dots & roll with your fingers a piece about1 inch long by 1/8 of an inch thick ( this will be a worm !) Place the apple almost centered over the vent hole and make the hole in it where it will match the one on the top crust. Then add one leaf, tucking the end slightly behind the apple where it meets the stem. Place the other leaf on the other side but don't tuck it in. Now place the worm from the hole ! Take a toothpick and give him an eye.
Next, mark out 4 places evenly around pie top, close to the edge but not on it.Put 2 leaves each touching ends, then 3 dots in the middles, you may slightly press with your finger to make them stay. Sprinkle top with sugar. Cover the edges with aluminum foil.Bake for 50 minutes. 25* less if it's a glass dish. Take foil off for the last 15 min. To make the pie "Golden" , mix 2 tsp sugar and 1 egg yolk and brush over the top when you take the foil off.