Janet's Apple Pie
Pastry
2-1/4 cups of flour
3/4 teaspoon of salt
3/4 cup of butter
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
5 or 6 tablespoons of water
Mix and roll into 2 crusts, bottom and top.
Filling
6 to 8 crisp, tart apples, peeled and cut up
Place in bottom pie crust.
In a separate bowl, mix the following and pour onto the apples:
1-1/2 teaspoons of allspice
1-1/2 teaspoons of nutmeg
3 tablespoons of cinnamon
1/4 cup of sour cream
3 tablespoons of sherry
1 teaspoon of orange zest (from orange peel)
1 cup of sugar or honey
2 teaspoons of vanilla
Place second crust on top and make it pretty.
Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees and then for 30 minutes at 350
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