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Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pot Pie

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons lard
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup cold water

Don’t Forget the Apples
The number of apples needed depends on the size of your baking dish or Dutch oven. Start with 6 apples and slice them thinly.  Use butter and brown sugar to taste.

Instructions

  1. First, make the dough as follows. Mix flour, salt, baking soda and lard. Add egg and cold water.
  2. Roll dough fairly thin, and cut into small squares.
  3. Into bottom of an iron pot, put a layer of sliced apples. Cover with 1/4 cup brown sugar and dots of butter. Add a layer of the dough (about half). Add another layer of apples with 1/4 cup brown sugar and butter. Put the rest of the dough on top.
  4. Gently pour 2 cups of cold water into the pot and cover.
  5. Cook over an open fire or in an oven at 350˚F for least 20 minutes or until apples are soft and the pot pie is light and fluffy.

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