Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar.
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar.
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour.
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger.
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
• 6 to 7 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples.
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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Pie Crust

1. • 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
   • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
   • 1 teaspoon salt
   • 2/3 cup Crisco solid vegetable shortening.
   • 1/4  cup (or more) ice water

PREPARATION

1. 1. Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add Crisco; using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 5 tablespoons ice water and pulse begins to clump together, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Let form into a ball by pulsing processor. 
   2. Divide dough in half; flatten each half into disk. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. If necessary, soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.