Apple Pie in Cheddar Crust

"Here is another apple pie recipe with a different crust - a cheddar cheese crust- so very tasty!!"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • FOR CHEDDAR CHEESE PASTRY: Combine flour, cheddar cheese, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in Crisco with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cold water, 1 tablespoons at a time, mixing until dry ingredients are moistened and dough can be gathered into a ball. Reserve egg yolk and water.
  • Divide dough almost in half. Roll out larger half ot a 13-inch cirlcle on a lightly floured surface. Line a 9-inch pie plate witrh pastry. Trim edge to 1/2 -inch beyond rim of pie plate.
  • FOR APPLE FILLING: Combine apples, sugars, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl; mix well. Arrange in the unbaked pie shell. Dot with butter.
  • Roll our remainnig pastry to an 11-inch circle. Place top crust over apples and trim edge ot 1-inch beyond rim of pie plate. Fold top crust under lower crust and form a ridge. Flute edge. Cut slits for steam to escape. Combine egg yolk and water. Brush over crust.
  • Bake at 400F for 40 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool on a rack. Serve warm or cold with scoops of ice cream or slices of cheedar cheese.

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