Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450˚.
• Make Southern Pie Pastry: Mix ingredients until coarse crumbs form.  Add 12 tablespoons ice water. Mix until just blended.  Chill until firm. Then, set aside.
• Peel, core and slice apples and place in a large bowl. Sift dry ingredients together, add to apples, and mix well. Add heavy cream.
• Roll out pastry to form two round pie crusts. Reserve one crust and cut into 1 inch strips to create a lattice top. Place the whole pie crust in the pie tin, leaving edges hanging loosely over the sides. Fill with apple mixture. Dot apples with butter. Weave a  lattice on top with reserved pastry strips. Fold the loosely hanging dough up and use a fork to pinch edges, making sure not to go all the way through the dough with the fork.
• Brush the lattice top with the egg wash. Place the pie tin on a tray to catch any drippings and bake for 10 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350˚. Continue to bake until the apples are done—30 minutes at first and then probably another 15 minutes. The pie is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.