Wayne's Apple Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Make pastry dough (see recipe below) and line a 9-inch pie plate with half the dough.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
3. 3
   In large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4. 4
   Add apples and put mixture in pie plate, crumble the butter over apple mixture, and cover with other half of the pastry dough.
5. 5
   Crimp edges and brush top of pie with mixture of 1 egg yolk mixed with a little water.
6. 6
   Make 4 slits.
7. 7
   Bake about 50 to 60 minutes.
8. 8
   Serve hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
9. 9
   It can also be served cold, if desired.
10. 10
    Using a food processor with a steel blade, or a mixing bowl with a pastry blender, cut in the butter, flour and salt until mixture resembles coarse corn meal.
11. 11
    Add enough cold water, a little at a time, until dough forms into a ball.
12. 12
    Divide the dough into 2 equal parts, wrap in wax paper and chill for about 1 hour; bring to room temperature before rolling out on a well-floured surface.
13. 13
    When dough has been rolled out to size, fold in half; then in half again to make a quarter circle.
14. 14
    Fit into dish and carefully unfold.
15. 15
    Trim excess dough.
16. 16
    Push dough up slightly around edge of dish to about 1/5 inch above rim.
17. 17
    Pierce dough with fork all over; place aluminum foil or parchment paper over dough and weigh with dried beans or other weights.
18. 18
    Bake at 450F (230C) for 8 minutes.
19. 19
    Shell is now ready to fill with apple pie filling.