Apple Pie and Picket fences

I have always wanted to make an apple pie. They always look so good in the movies. The scene starts with a picture perfect yard and a white picket fence. The house is right out of a magazine, the windows crystal clear. One of the windows is open just a bit, but just enough to see a sweet apple pie resting on the ledge. Clearly someone has taken their time slicing the apples and creating that beautiful lattice design.



I can't say mine turned out quite like that but it was pretty darn close.

Ingredients:

Crust:1 box refrigerated pie crusts

6 cups thinly sliced, peeled apples (6 medium)

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions: 

Heat oven to 425°F. Place 1 pie crust in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Press firmly against side and bottom. In large bowl, gently mix filling ingredients; spoon into crust-lined pie plate. Top with second crust. Wrap excess top crust under bottom crust edge, pressing edges together to seal; flute. Cut slits or shapes in several places in top crust. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cover edge of crust with 2- to 3-inch wide strips of foil after first 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours before serving.

My Results:

 My Filling

 Pre Bake

 End result

Much to my dismay,no beautiful house appeared and my white picket fence didn't sprout up from the ground, But my son did come over open his mouth wide and said: "Do I see apple pie?"