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Easy Italian Apple Pie (Crostata di Mele)
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
Apple Pie
Cook Time
35
minutes
minutes
Ingredients
Tart dough
6
med Cooking apples
thinly sliced
2
tb
Lemon juice
2
tb
Sugar
Instructions
**** Prepare Tart Dough ****
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Toss together apples and lemon juice.
Roll three quarters of the dough into 11-inch circle on lightly floured surface.
Ease dough into non-greased 9 x 1 ¼ -inch pie plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
Turn apples into pie plate and sprinkle with sugar.
Roll remaining dough into 11 x 5-inch rectangle.
Cut lengthwise into 11 strips, ½-inch wide.
Arrange strips in lattice pattern on apples.
Fold edge of lower crust over ends of strips. Seal and flute.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown.