Crostata - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. shortening
2 Tbsp. lemon peel or juice
2 or 3 apples, thinly sliced
pinch of salt
1/4 c. butter
1 egg
apricot preserves

Preparation

Make crust by combining flour, sugar, salt, butter, shortening, egg and lemon peel.
Roll out dough, keeping it at least 1/4 inch thick.
Line pie pan, having about 1-inch edge. Spread thin coat of preserves over unbaked crust.
Arrange apple slices in overlapping rings to cover the crust (one layer).
Drop several spoons of preserves over apples and spread carefully to keep apples in place.
Bake 1 hour in a 350\u00b0 oven until crust is golden brown.