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Louise's Pie Dough Recipe |

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| works
great in the Pie Machine and Small Pie Press |
| 4 1/2 cups flour |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 pound or 450 grams Lard |
| 1 cup Ice Water (no substitutes) |
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| Mix together the salt and flour in large
mixing bowl. |
| Cut lard into large chunks and place on
top of flour. |
| Using a pastry blender, cut in the fat
until it well mixed |
| and crumbly. The flour should not look
dry. |
| Pour 1 cup of ice water over flour
mixture. Using your |
| hands fold the water in until the dough
holds together. |
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The dough is quite soft, but not wet. You may |
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| chill in fridge for 10 minutes
while making filling. |
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| Apple Pie Filling: |
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| 5 apples, peeled and sliced. |
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| 1/4 cup flour |
| 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
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| 1 cup sugar. |
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| Toss the apples with the flour,
cinnamon, sugar and |
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| flour. |
| Take dough from refrigerator. To
make a 9" medium |
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| pie weigh out about 190 grams of dough.
Place in |
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| center of foil pan. Insert in Pie
Machine and follow |
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| machines instruction. Weigh out
about 175 grams of |
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| dough for the top. Form using the
Pie Machine and |
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| follow Pie Machine instructions.
Flip on top of apples, |
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| seal the ends by crimping with fingers,
fork or Birds |
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| Hill Pie Crimper. Preheat oven to
450 degrees. |
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| Place Apple Pie in oven. Bake for
10 minutes at 450. |
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| Reduce heat to 350 for 30 - 40 minutes
until filling has |
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| bubbled and is cooked. Remove
from oven. |
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