Apple Mince Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 refrigerated pie crusts
1 (27 ounce) jar mincemeat (NONE SUCH Mincemeat brand, ready-to-use regular or brandy & rum)
3 medium apples, all-purpose kind, cored, pared and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted (or you can use margarine)
1 egg yolk, plus (optional)
2 tablespoons water (optional)
Cool Whip, thawed (optional)

Preparation

Place rack in lower half of oven; preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large bowl, toss apples with flour and butter; turn into prepared crust.
Spoon mincemeat evenly over apple mixture.
Cover with top crust; cut slits near center. Seal and flute.
Brush egg mixture over crust (optional). Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake 25 minutes longer or until golden.
Cool.
Garnish as desired (Cool Whip is a family favorite!).