Old Fashioned Apple Cider Pie

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Title: Old Fashioned Apple Cider Pie
Categories: Fruits, Pies
Yield: 6 Servings

Pastry For 9" Pie; 2 Crust
6 c Apples; *
1 c Apple Cider Or Juice
2/3 c Sugar
Apple Cider Or Juice
2 tb Cornstarch
2 tb Water
1/2 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1 tb Butter Or Regular Margarine

* Use cooking apples like Macs or Granny Smith's.

Core and peel then Divide the pastry almost in half and roll out the larger
half on a lightly floured surface to a 13-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie
tin with the pastry. Trim the edge to 1/2-inch beyond the rim of the pie
tin. Combine the apples, 1 cup of apple cider and the sugar in a 3-quart
saucepan and cook, over high heat, until the mixture comes to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes or until the apples are
tender. Drain the apples, reserving the syrup. Add enough additional apple
cider to the syrup to make 1 1/3 cups. Return the syrup and apples to the
saucepan. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir until
well blended. Stir the cornstarch mixture and the cinnamon into the apple
mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture
comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, then pour the
mixture into the pastry lined pie tin.
Roll out the remaining pastry to an 11-inch circle.
Fold the pastry gently, so as not to tear it, into quarters and cut slits
in the folds. Gently unfold the pastry on to the top of the filling and
trim the edge to 1-inch beyond the rim of the pie tin. Fold the top crust
under the lower crust and form a ridge by fluting the edge of the pie. Bake
in a 400 degree F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack until slightly warm before cutting and serving. NOTE:
This is the perfect pie to serve with the rich cheddar sauce in this file.

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