Apple Pie

Pie Crust for 9" pie
see Peach Pie Recipe

6 Large Apples Mcintosh or Granny Smith work well)
2 Tbs Lemon Juice
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tbs flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1-2 Tbs butter

Preheat oven to 450
Peel and slice apples thinly and coat in lemon juice
Mix sugar flour and spices and add apples mixing to coat well
Line Pie plate with crust. Pile apples onto crust. Dot with butter.
Top pie with crust, crimping edge and venting center
Bake pie 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 40 minutes until crust browned

Peach Tart

Aunt Elaine's pie crust

5 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking pwd

1 lb shortening

1 egg

1 tbs white vinegar

water

mix first four ingredients with pastry blender

beat egg and vinegar in measuring cup. Add water to make one cup total

Add to dry ingredients, kneed lightly

wrap with plastic wrap and refridgerate at least one hour. Makes 5 single crusts approx and keeps well

8 large peaches peeled and pitted (you and drop peaches in boiling water for one minute for easy peeling or there are peelers available for soft fruit and tomatoes that work well)

juice of 1/2 lemon

1 cup sugar + 1 tbs

4 tbs flour

1 tbs butter in pieces

toss sliced peaches in lemon juice

mix flour and 1 cup sugar and toss well with peaches

roll out 1 crust to approx 11 inch circle on lightly floured surface

place pastry round on rimmed cookie sheet or pizza pan (you might line with foil for cleanup)

Spoon fruit mixture into center leaving a two inch border

Place butter pieces on fruit. Fold dough up and around fruit leaving an opening in center. Seal any breaks by brushing with water.

Sprinkle outside with sugar

Bake at 425 35-40 minutes