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Just Like Great Grandma's Apple Pie

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My Great Grandma always made the most amazing Apple Pies. I found out she just used the Pastry Recipe from the old Tupperware Mats, so glad people take pictures of it and put it on the internet!  I started using it for our Thanksgiving Apple Pies. So amazing!  Pastry: 2 Cups Sifted All Purpose Flour 1 Tsp Salt 2/3 cup Shortening (I used Crisco) 5 to 6 Tbls Cold Water Mix and Chill Yield: 2 - Crust, 8-9 Inch Pie Apple Pie Ingredients 8 peeled & sliced, all Gala apples 2 sticks cold and cubed, plus 2 tablespoons cold and sliced unsalted butter  1 1/4 cups sugar  1 tablespoon ground cinnamon  1 teaspoon ground nutmeg  2 tablespoons flour  1 teaspoon salt  1 lightly beaten, for egg wash egg  for dusting cinnamon sugar  Directions Preheat oven to 400 °F. In a small mixing bowl , combine cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 1/4 cups sugar and 2 tablespoons flour, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, ad...