Recipes

= **Recipes from Stories** =  It's fun to cook with your family. Be sure to get your parents' permission before you begin cooking.  

**Apple Pie (from //The Apple Pie Tree//)** 1. **Make the pie crust:** Mix 2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Cut up 2/3 butter into small pieces and mix in. Sprinkle 1/3 cup ice water on top and mix till the dough makes a loose ball. Cut in half. Roll out one half on a floured board to form a circle 12 inches across, 1/8 inch thick. Gently place in a 9 -inch pie pan. Roll out remaining dough the same way, and cover with a towel.

2. **Fill the pie:** Peel 6 to 8 apples and cut them up, removing the centers. Put the slices into the pie pan. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar over the slices.

3. **Close the pie:** Place the second circle of dough over the apples. Pinch the edges together, and trim off the extra dough. Make small holes in the top.

4 **Bake** at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Serve and eat. Yum!

*You can also buy a premade pie crust in the refrigerator section in the grocery store.