Recipe - Cinnamon N Spice Apple Pie

One half cup Plus 1 tablespoon sugar;
divided
One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Spice Islands Ground
Cinnamon; (One half to 1)
One fourth teaspoon Spice Islands Ground Cloves
One fourth teaspoon Spice Islands Ground Nutmeg
2 pound Thinly cut or sliced up ; peeled tart
apples (approx. 7 cups) (2
to 2 1/2)
2 Refrigerated readytobake
pie crusts for 9inch pie

In large bowl, combine One half cup sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
Add apples; toss to coat. Line 9inch pie pan with one crust; fill with
apple mixture. Moisten edge of crust with water; top with second crust.
Fold edge of top crust under bottom

crust to seal; flute edge, using tines of fork to flatten or by pinching
together tightly. Cut six 1inch slits into top crust. Lightly brush top
with water; sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 450 degrees F
for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to

375 degrees F; bake an additional 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden
brown, tenting with aluminum foil, if necessary, to prevent overbrowning.

Makes 1 pie

Tips: Tears in pie crust dough can be repaired by moistening edges, then
pressing together.

To make decorations, cut apple and leaf shapes from additional pie crust.
Moisten bottoms with water; arrange on top of pie before baking.
Recipe By : Ketchum Kitchen

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #303

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:00:48 0800 (PST)

From: Greg Leonhardt gregl@plinet.com

NOTES : A classic for the holidays or year 'round