Ingredients
Pastry:
1 cup shortening
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cold water
Filling:
6 to 8 large peeled and sliced apples
1/2 cup brown sugar, may need more depending on the sweetness of the apples
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon cornstarch, may need more depending on juiciness of apples
Milk, to help browning
Directions
- For the Pastry: Mix shortening, salt and flour, add water mix well.
- In a saucepan, mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon; cook at low heat until tender. Mix cornstarch and water and add to apples to thicken.
- Put into pastry lined pie plate. Add pastry to top. Bake in a 350 degree F oven until brown. Before completely baked, brush with milk.