Big Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 c. unsifted flour
    1 1/4 tsp. salt
    3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) margarine
    1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
    1/4 c. ice water
    1/2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
    1/2 c. sugar
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
    6 c. sliced, peeled apples (1/2 inch thick)
    2 tsp. lemon juice
Preparation
    Measure 1 1/4 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt into a bowl.
    Cut in 1/2 cup margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
    Toss in cheese.
    Stir in ice water; mix lightly.
    Form dough into ball on floured
    board; roll dough to fit a 12-inch pizza pan.
    Transfer to pan; form a 1/2 inch rim. Combine brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
    Sprinkle half of mixture over pastry.
    Cut 1/4 cup of margarine into remaining mixture until crumbly; set aside.
    Arrange apple slices in circles on pastry, overlapping slices.
    Sprinkle with lemon juice and crumb mixture.
    Bake at 425\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until apples are tender.
    Makes 1 (12-inch) pie.

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