Recipe: Nana's Apple Pie

Nana's Apple Pie
First Place Winner, 2000 Connecticut Final and the 2000 New England Final Two-Crust Apple Pie Contests - Rose Calello, North Haven, CT

Rose Calello has won three consecutive Connecticut Finals with her two-crust apple pie recipe. This year, she was also able to come home with the first place trophy from the New England Final. Here's your chance to bake the recipe of a true champion!

FILLING:
7 Golden Delicious apples (sliced thin)
2/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tbsp flour
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch of salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp butter

CRUST:
2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
6 tbsp Crisco shortening
3 tbsp light brown sugar
4 to 5 tbsp cold water
1 egg white slightly beaten

Filling:
Place apples in large bowl. Add lemon juice, toss lightly. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Toss with apples until coated. Set aside.

Crust:
Combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Dissolve brown sugar in water. Add to flour mixture. Toss lightly with fork. Form into a ball. Divide dough in half. Roll out to fit 9-inch pie plate. Place apples into crust. Roll out top crust. Dot apples with butter. Moisten edges of bottom crust. Place top crust over apples. Trim crust, flute edges. Brush top with egg white.

Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown.

Source: Connecticut Apple Marketing Board