Here's the winning recipe from the Apple Pie Baking Contest earlier this month at the Santa Cruz County Fair:
“Best of Show” 2013 Apple Pie Baking Contest
By Maggie Kaunich, Watsonville
Crust
2 ½ cups flour
1 cup butter chilled
1 tsp.salt
2 to 4 Tbs. ice water
Filling
6-8 apples (tart)
1cup sugar
Pinch of salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
Directions
Mix crust ingredients with pastry blender, add water, one Tbs. at a time until dough just holds together. Chill for one hour. Roll out on floured surface. Line pie pan, fill with apples. Bake at 350° until apples are soft, about one hour.
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