Basic Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 2 crust pie pastry
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
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• 6 apples, peeled, cored, sliced
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. margarine

Directions

Line 9 inch pie plate with half the pastry, allowing 1 inch overhang. Combine next 5 ingredients in bowl. Add apples, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Turn into pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with margarine. Cover with remaining pastry, sealing and fluting edges. Make several slits in top crust. Bake at 425 degrees F for 50 minutes or until crust is brown.

By Robin from Washington, IA