Sharp Cheese Pastry ( For Apple Pie)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups enriched flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 2/3 cup cold butter
• 4 -5 tablespoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour and salt.
• 2 stir in grated sharp cheese.
• 3 cut in cold butter.
• 4 slowly add ice water and mix lightly with a fork.
• 5 divide into 2 balls.
• 6 chill at least 25 minutes.
• 7 sprinkle some flour on flat surface.
• 8 roll first ball of dough out slightly thinner than the regular plain pie pastry.
• 9 line 9-inch pyrex pie plate with this crust.
• 10 dot with 2 tablespoons butter, cut up.
• 11 fill with your choice of apple pie filling.
• 12 sprinkle more flour and roll out second ball of dough.
• 13 cover filled pie with the second pie crust.
• 14 crimp pie crust.
• 15 bake in preheated 450 degree oven 10 minutes.
• 16 reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 40 minutes more.