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Emile Henry Pie Bake-Off
Marjorie Johnson’s Toffee Walnut Apple Pie
Pie Crust Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup cold lard
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
5-6 tablespoons ice water
Toffee Walnut Apple Pie filling Ingredients
6 cups peeled, sliced apples
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup Heath toffee bits
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons butter
Method
1. Toss apples in a bowl with the lemon juice.
2. Combine sugar, salt, flour and cinnamon and combine with apples.
3. Fold in the toffee bits and walnuts.
4. Spoon into a unbaked pastry lined Emile Henry pie plate.
5. Dot top of pie with bits of butter.
6. Cover with rolled out pie crust. Crimp edges.
7. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 50-60 minutes. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes to prevent over browning of pie.
Cool on wire rack.
Yields: 8 servings
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