Deep Dish Apple-raisin Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs golden delicious apples, peeled and thinly sliced (6-7)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into very small pieces
• 1 pastry dough, for a double pie (9-inch)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees (bottom rack).
• 2 in a large bowl, combine apples, raisins, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves.
• 3 mound mixture in prepared unbaked pastry shell; dot with small pieces of butter.
• 4 cover the filling with top pie crust; seal, and flute edges.
• 5 cut several vents/slits in top crust to vent out steam.
• 6 place on a cookie sheet if desired to prevent spills.
• 7 bake for 50-60 minutes, or until crust is golden, and apples are tender.
• 8 cool at least 30 minutes before serving.