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When adding water to the hour mixture in a pie crust always Sprinkle one Tablespoon at a Lime mixing with a Fork until Iho moisture is absorbed excess Waler wiil cause the pastry to be Tough. To make the pie dough easier to Roll out allow it to relax by storing ii in a plastic bag in the refrigerator Lor 30 minutes 1o 12 hours. If Elri Geraled Lor several hours remove the dough from the refrigerator one hour before you want to Roll it out. To prevent pastry from clicking lightly hour the counter before rolling out the dough. Also dust the top of the pastry or the rolling pin with tour. Rod from the Center toward the Edge until the pastry is a Inch thick and 1 to 2 inches Arger than the pie plate. -. Ii using Iron Apple slices thaw the Truit before. Baking. Cut decorative holes in the lop crust to allow steam to escape and to proven an empty space Between the crust and the filling. Pastry Cut outs can be Laid on lop of the crust Lor a pretty touch. Once the pie is ready for the oven place it on a baking Sheet to catch any juices that May overflow Bate an Apple pie in the Middle or the Bottom of the oven to to sure that it Cooks at the Way through the juices thicken and the crust Browns. Golden Apple pie with rum sauce 6 to 7 medium about 2 pounds Golden delicious apples i cup packed Brown sugar 2 Tablespoons flour i Teaspoon ground cinnamon a Teaspoon sail Teaspoon ground Nutmeg pastry for 2-crust pie. I cup chopped nuts 1 Tablespoons rum or a Teaspoon rum extract 2 Tablespoons butter or Margarine rum sauce pare apples if desired Core and slice to equal 7 cups. Combine apples with Brown sugar flour spices and Salt place in pastry lined 9-Inch pie plate. Flute edges of cruel. Sprinkle apples with nuts and rum Del with butter Roll out remaining pastry Cut into Lnch strips. Arrange strips in lattice pattern atop pie. Bake at 425 degrees Lor 60 to 60 minutes or until apples Are tender cover top of pie with Oil part Way through baking time to prevent Ove Browning. Serve with film sauce. Mokes 1 pie. Rum sauce Combine 1 cup sugar i cup Walcer and i Teaspoon ground cinnamon in medium Saucepan. Bring to boil boil 5 minutes Over medium High heat stirring constantly. Gradually blend together 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and a cup cold Waler,.slir into hot sugar mixture Cook and sir until thickened. Stir in a cup rum Cool slightly. Serve warm with pie. Makes about 1 /2 cups recipe can be halved marshmallow meringue Apple pie pastry lot 1-Erust 9-Inch pie 6 cups peeled Apple slices 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice a cup sugar  cup flour i Teaspoon cinnamon 3 egg Whites 1 7-Ounco Jar marshmallow Creme. On lightly a lured surface Roll pastry to 12-Inch Circle. Place in 9 incr pie plate. Turn under Edge Rulo. Drizzle apples Wilh juice toss with combined sugar flour and cinnamon. Spoon into Shell Baka a 460 degrees 35 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 360 degrees. Boat egg Whites until soil peaks lorm gradually add marshmallow Creme. Beating until stiff peaks form spread Over apples sealing to Edge of crust. Bake 10 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool makes 1 pie. V1cki Wilson s Apple pie pastry 3 cups All purpose flour 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 cup shortening Legg s Tablespoons water 1 Tablespoon vinegar pie 8 cooking apples Granny Smith Rome wine sap Golden delicious peeled thinly sliced 1v cups sugar 3 Tablespoons All purpose hour 1vj Teaspoons ground cinnamon 1vi Teaspoon ground Nutmeg i Teaspoon Salt 3 Tablespoons Margarine 1 egg for egg Wash an crust granulated sugar far decoration for pastry Silt the hour and Salt together. Cut in shortening until it is the size of Small peas. In a Smau bowl beat the egg add water and vinegar. Using a Fork stir egg mixture into flour mixture. Knead briefly to make a smooth dough. Too much handling will make a Lough dough makes 3 crusts. Freeze one pastry Ball in plastic bag for future use Roll out two crusts Lor pie. Forf Ilung preheat Ovan to400 f. Line a 10-Inch pie baking dish with pastry. Line with Apple slices. In a Small bowl Combine sugar flour cinnamon Nutmeg and Salt. Sprinkle Over the apples. Do a raft Margarine. Top with pastry. For a solid crust. Cuu Argo decorative holes in pastry to allow steam to escape. For a lattice cruel Roll out pastry to a Circle to lit the top of she pie. Cut into i Inch Wida strips. Lay Down two strips horizontally. Then weave and Lay Down two More strips vertically. Continue this process until the filling is covered with dough strips. Protect edges of cruel by covering Wilh strips of foil. ,. Bake in a preheated oven Lor