In a food processor combine 3 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp. of salt, 1/2 cup of cold butter and 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening.

Pulse until it resembles course crumbs.

Add cold water a little bit at a time until all the flour mixture is moistened and clings together.

Form into a ball...

and place in the freezer 10 - 20 minutes.

Take it out of the freezer. Divide the dough in half. I laid mine on parchment paper, but you could use wax paper. I do this because it's easier to roll and to transfer to the pie pan. Return the other half to the refrigerator (not the freezer this time).

I placed a piece of parchment paper over the ball of dough and rolled out the crust.

Then I transferred it to the pie pan and crimped the edges with a fork. That really could have waited, as this pie has a top crust and has to be recrimped.

I set the pie pan in the refrigerator.
I had twelve Granny Smith apples, but only used ten of them.

I cored them, peeled them and sliced them, and then put them in some water with lemon to preserve their color and to prevent them from oxidizing.

Then I added 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice (fresh), some lemon zest, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. all spice, a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp. granulated sugar.

I stirred that all up to cover the apples, then took about 1/3 of the apples out and put them in a separate bowl.

The other 2/3 I cooked over medium heat until they started to break down, then I put mixed 3 tbsp. flour and the uncooked apples in with the cooked and placed them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
After the apples had cooled I placed them into the pie crust.

I took out my other dough, which I had not used and rolled it out in the same form, then transferred to the top of the pie, cutting slits in it and crimping it to the bottom crust.

I had some dough, which I had cut from the edges, and I wanted to put some stars on top of the pie, but I had thrown away all of my cookie cutters, because they were in a Christmas kit, so I didn't have a cutter here, but happened to think about my popcycle molds and used them to cut our some cute little shapes.

I laid those on top, and I told my husband to separate an egg for me and to give me the white, but he gave me the yolk, so I brushed it with a yolk.
I cooked it for 20 minutes at 425 degrees, then lowered to 375 degrees and cooked it another 30 minutes, which is when I took this photo...

But then I realized it wasn't done, and returned it to the oven for about another 30 minutes at 375 degrees. The finished product turned out looking like this.

Love,
Kimberly ♥
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