Apple Pie
A Family Recipe By My Great-Grandmother Margaret

Apple pie. Now where do I start to explain my love for apple pie. It probably started from my dad, who loves it more than chocolate chip cookies (which for him, is saying something). Or maybe it's from the years of apple picking and then making my Grannanny Margaret's apple pie with the apples we picked. The cinnamon on the apples is so tasty and juicy. My great-grandma sure knew if baking recipes. I am so glad that this is the recipe being passed down, because it is fabulous.
I've always had a deep connection with Grannanny Margaret, probably because she is my namesake. I love making this recipe in honor of her, and I hope you do to.

Enjoy!

Cook Time: 40-50 minutes

Ingredients:
Crust:

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of Crisco
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Pie Filling:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of powdered ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 3 tablespoons of tea
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 8 cups of apples

Other:

• 2 tablespoons of butter (cut-up)
• Pinch of cinnamon
• Pinch of sugar
• Milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 fahrenheit.
2. Mix all the crust ingredients together and roll out with a rolling pan. Remove a flat round portion the size of the plate for a top and press the rest into a cooking pie pan.
3. Mix together all the pie filling ingredients except for the apples in a large bowl. Slice the apples with an apple slicer and lightly fold into the filling. 
4. Pour the pie filling into the the pie pan on top of the crust. Cover on top with the top of the pie crust, with slices for air. Lightly brush the top with milk. Sprinkle a pinch or two of cinnamon and sugar on top.
5. Place tinfoil around the edge of the crust and place in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes. At 30 minutes, remove the tinfoil.