Tante’s Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup lard
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 8 apples – peeled, cored and cut into thin wedges
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. )

In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 teaspoons white sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in 1/4 cup butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Blend egg yolk and milk, add to flour mixture and stir until mixture forms a ball. Pat onto the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of an 8×12 inch baking pan. Arrange apple wedges in rows lengthwise on top of dough. Cover with streusel.

To make the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and 1 1/2 tablespoon flour. Cut in butter and blend into coarse meal.

Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover with foil the last 25 minutes to prevent over browning.