Apple Of Her Eye Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Pastry
3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon dried mustard
1 pinch salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup shortening, chilled
3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated
6 -8 tablespoons ice water
Filling
8 tart apples
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pinch cinnamon

Preparation

For pastry: Combine flour, sugar, mustard and salt.
Cut in butter and shortening with a pastry blender.
Stir in cheese.
Sprinkle in water, 2 tablespoons at a time, tossing with a fork until dough can be gathered in a ball.
Knead, divide into slightly unequal halves, and chill 45 minutes.
For filling: Cut apples into chunks.
Toss with butter and remaining ingredients.
Roll out smaller portion of dough and fit into a 9-inch pie pan.
Fill with apples.
Roll out remaining dough and fit on top.
Sprinkle with topping, cut slits in top.
Bake at 350\u00b0F degrees for 1 1/4 hours.