Best Of Best Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs rome apples, pared, quarterd, cored and thinly sliced (8 cups, from here through the salt, i double, if your dont' won't gooey and sweet then follow as sta)
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup sugar, granulated
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 18 inches pie crusts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• water (optional) or milk (optional)
• sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place apples in a large bowl.
• 2 mix sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a small bowl; sprinkle dry mixture over apples; toss gently, to mix.
• 3 let stand until a little juice forms, at least 10 minutes or more.
• 4 prepare pie crust of your choice.
• 5 pile apple mixture into pastry; dot with butter
• 6 place second crust over the apples, and crimp.
• 7 brush with water or milk if desired.
• 8 sprinkle with sugar if desired.
• 9 bake pie at 425 for 40 minutes or until juices bubble through slits and apples are tender.
• 10 if edges are browning too fast cover wth a narrow strip of foil.