Mom's Apple Pie

I moved to Sarasota in April 2005 from Atlanta, Georgia and upstate New York. There is one thing I miss about both places, driving to the mountains and going to the fall apple festivals. I would bring home a bunch of fresh apples and make my apple pie, baked apples, and apple sauce. I have been delighting my family and friends with my Apple Pie recipe for many years, and I wanted to share it with you. Right after I moved to Sarasota, my son called me for this recipe. Not only did I share my warm and cozy pie recipe with him, I got a very special mom warm and cozy feeling. Enjoy! Mom's Apple Pie Pastry for two-crust 9inch pie, use your favorite recipe, or a store-bought refrigerator pie dough. 6-8 large apples (tart green, such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg* 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces 1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 2) Combine apples, brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Toss well to coat. 3) Turn mixture into pie crust. 4) Dot apples with butter. 5) Cover with top crust and fold top crust under bottom crust edge. Crimp** around the edge to seal crusts together. 6) Make slits in the top crust for steam to escape. 7) Place pie on a baking sheet, and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. If edges start to get too brown, cover edges with aluminum foil. 8) Let pie set at least one hour before slicing to allow filling time to set. *You can use less cinnamon and nutmeg if you like. **Crimp - To pinch or press two pastry edges together, thereby sealing the dough while forming a decorative edge with fingers (forefinger and thumb), fork or other utensil. Source: Food Lover's Companion, Barron's, Herbst. For information about apple types: www.bestapples.com. Submitted by: Ms. Tricia, Resident Chef Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County; http://precociouspatti.blogspot.com