Name: Tree-Ripened Apple Pie
Yield: Makes 2 pies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons cornstarch; grated peel (zest) of 1 lemon; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups sifted self-rising flour; ⅓ cup warm water; ½ cup vegetable shortening (I use Crisco); ½ cup water (divided); 2 cups sugar; 10–12 crisp, fresh apples, peeled and sliced

Preparation info

Makes
2 pies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way

By Sallie Ann Robinson

Published 2003

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Ingredients

The Filling

10–12 crisp, fresh apples, peeled and sliced
½ cup water (divided)
2 cups

Method

Place the apples in a pot with about ½ cup water, just enough to wet the bottom of the pot, since the apples have lots of water anyway. Add the sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and lemon peel (be sure to grate just the zest, or yellow skin). Boil 5 minutes. Mix the cornstarch with