tante's apple pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup lard
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 8 apples - peeled, cored and cut into thin wedges
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c.)
• in a large bowl, combine flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, baking powder and salt. cut in 1/4 cup butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. blend egg yolk and milk, add to flour mixture and stir until mixture forms a ball. pat the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of an 8x12 inch baking pan. arrange apple wedges in rows lengthwise on top of dough. cover with streusel.
• to make the streusel: in a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and 1 1/2 tablespoon flour. cut in butter and blend into coarse meal.
• bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes. cover with foil the last 25 minutes to prevent over browning.