"The Best Apple Pie - a.k.a. Noah's "Just an Apple Pie" - an apple juice reduction gets added to the fie filling to really intensify the apple flavor in this exceptional pie...."
INGREDIENTS
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Pastry:
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1/2 cup very cold butter cut in small cubes
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1/2 cup very cold vegetable shortening cut in small cubes
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2 1/2 cups flour
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2 tbsp brown sugar brown sugar
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1/2 tsp salt
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1/3 cup ice water (Use only enough to make a dough form.)
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1 tbsp plain white vinegar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 large egg yolk
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1 to 2 tbsp water
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Filling:
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3 lbs Granny Smith apples, peeled cored and sliced into thick wedges
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1/4 cup butter
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2 cups apple juice
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
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3 tbsp corn starch
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1/4 cup cold water
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1 to 2 tbsp turbinado sugar (optional)