Oma'S Deep Dish German Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
1/4 lb butter
1/2 lb flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
Filling
6 large red apples
4 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
Icing
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Peel apples and dice.
Mix crust ingredients together and roll out.Press firmly into the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. Save about 1/3 of dough for the top of the pie.
Mix filling ingredients and pour into crust pressed into the bottom of the pan.
Cover with rolled out leftover dough; pinch edges.
Brush top crust with icing.
Cut several slits in top to vent.
Use a pie guard around edges of pie or place 1\" aluminum foil around edges of pie.
Bake at 350 for one hour; Watch pie--don't let it get too browned.
Serve with a slice of American cheese (melted) on top.
or my Grandpa's fav: vanilla ice cream atop the pie.