1-1/2
cups flour
1-1/2
teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2-teaspoon
salt
1/3
cup shortening
Cold
water
4
apples or 1 quart sliced apples
4
tablespoons sugar
1-tablespoon
butter
Sift flour, baking
powder and salt; add shortening and rub in very lightly; add just enough cold
water to hold dough together. Roll half out on floured board, line bottom of
pie plate; fill in apples, which have been washed, pared and cut into thin
slices; sprinkle with sugar and dot with small pieces of butter; flavor with cinnamon
or nutmeg; wet edges of crust with cold water; roll out remainder of pastry;
cover pie, pressing edges tightly together. Trim off extra paste. Prick top of
crust with fork or knife and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar and serve hot.