Dad's Cheese Apple Pie
For pastry:
3/4 cup grated cheddar, fairly well packed
3 T shortening
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 T cold water
For filling:
3 apples, pared, cored and sliced
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup brown sugar
For topping:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup grated cheddar
3 T cold firm butter
Pastry: Cream
together cheese and shortening, then cut in flour and salt until dough
resembles coarse meal. Drizzle in water
and toss with a fork. Press into a ball
and roll out on floured cloth to fit a shallow pie plate and make a high fluted
edge.
Filling: Combine filling ingredients and fill pie crust.
Topping: Mix together all topping ingredients except butter. Cut in the butter until the topping is the
size of peas. Spread topping over apples
and make smooth by pressing with palms.
Bake: at 375 for 45 minutes.
Bake: at 375 for 45 minutes.
Oh my gosh, this sounds soooo good! We always ate apple pie with extra sharp, white cheddar. Can't wait to try it!
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