Submitted by: Allan and Luvern Lofthus
Pie Crust:
1 cup flour dash of salt 1/3 cup lard or crisco (must be refrigerator temperature) Apples (Granny Smith or firm red apple), chopped and peeled about 5 cups or so (should mound up in pie shell, use more if needed) Put shortening, salt and flour in bowl and work in pie crust manner lightly with fingers. Add small amount of cold water (about 3 tblsp) to stick it together. Roll out on floured board, half of the crust at a time. Put first crust in pie pan. Add apples, 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and about 3 tblsps of butter. Sugar, butter and cinnamon are to be spread over top of apples. Cover with 2nd crust. Press down sides and make slits in top. Sprinkle with sugar and milk. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.