Apple Pie With Lemon And Nutmeg

Ingredients

• 5 sour apples, peeled, cored, and cut into eighths
• 1 pie crust
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Lemon rind gratings
• Butter, cut into small lumps

Method

1. 1 Line a pie plate with pie pastry. Arrange the apple eighths evenly in the crust.
2. 2 Mix sugar, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice, and lemon rind. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the apples.
3. 3 Dot the apples with small lumps of butter. Wet the edges of the bottom crust.
4. 4 Cover with the top crust and press the edges together to seal. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 45 minutes.