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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold butter, cut in chucks
  • 1/3 cup cold water
  • 3 1/4 pounds apples, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups Apple Pie Mix, recipe follows

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • To make the crust: Blend flour, salt, and butter in food processor until butter is pea sized, about 15 pulses.
  • Add cold water and blend until dough forms a ball, about 20 seconds.
  • Form into a ball and divide in half.
  • Roll half of the dough out to make pie bottom.
  • Place pie bottom in a 10-inch deep dish pie pan.
  • Fill bottom crust with the apples.
  • Sprinkle lemon juice over the apples and top with apple pie mix in the center of the pie.
  • Roll out the other piece of dough and place on top over the pie mix.
  • Move oven rack to the middle of the oven.
  • Cover crust edges tightly with 3 strips of aluminum foil.
  • Cover top of pie loosely with a 12 by 12-inch square piece of foil.
  • Place pie on cookie sheet.
  • Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Remove large piece of foil, leaving strips in place, and bake until well browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Strips may be removed the last 5 minutes, if necessary, to brown crust.
  • 4 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Blend all ingredients together.