Project # 1 : Apple pie

This is my fourth attempt at making apple pie in a span of 2 years . Normally i would avoid making pie but since i have quite a lot apples rotting away in the fridge ....and so I've decided to give another try at pie making. Before this it was just disastrous... the dough would crack and tear away or it became hard and difficult to roll or it would just break apart. Finally this time around it only took me less than 1 hr from making the dough to rolling out the dough without having all the problems above. I found a recipe called World Best Apple Pie (not too sure if its world best but its tasty). This recipe only uses shortening for the dough... and it was so easy to roll the dough...it didn't tear or crack...just one attempt and its done. Unfortunately there's a downside to it.....it taste rather bland and its very flaky. The picture above shows a lopsided pie as I've not yet master the art of crimping the pie crust which resulted the crust to melt away while baking .I'm guessing the crust was too thick as i didn't trim much of the crust out as i was scared that the pie would shrink.

Here's the recipe for the double crust pie pastry :

21/4 cups of all purpose flour
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup of shortening
6-7 Tbsp of cold water
Brush pie with 2 tbsp of whip cream/milk

Method :

- combine salt and flour. Add shortening.
- with fingertips working quickly until you have tiny flakes
like breadcrumbs
- sprinkle water 1 Tablespoon at a time
- then gather the flour with your hand but don't over do it
- halve the dough one slightly larger than the other
- when rolling do not use too much flour