Mrs. Eisenhower'S Deep Dish Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Pastry for 1 crust pie
6 tart apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Grated peel of 1 lemon (about 1 1/2 teaspoons)
Grated peel of 1 orange (about 2 teaspoons)
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
Directions
Prepare pastry and roll out slightly larger than overall size of baking dish to be used.
Prick in a design.
Set aside.
Pare and core apples; cut into eighths.
Put into a greased deep 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Combine sugars, nutmeg, and lemon and orange peels; sprinkle mixture over the apples.
Dot with butter.
Cover with the pastry.
Bake at 425°F 40 to 45 minutes.
Prick in a design.
Set aside.
Pare and core apples; cut into eighths.
Put into a greased deep 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Combine sugars, nutmeg, and lemon and orange peels; sprinkle mixture over the apples.
Dot with butter.
Cover with the pastry.
Bake at 425°F 40 to 45 minutes.