Easy Apple Pie

Steps

1. 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. 2In a large bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and sugar.
3. 3Roll out half of the chilled, lightly floured, pastry into a 12 inch circle. I like to do this between two pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap.
4. 4Once it’s rolled out to the desired size you can then peel off the top piece of wax paper, lift up the bottom one with the pastry on it, and flip it over carefully onto a 9 by 2 inch pie plate. Then the other piece of wax paper can be peeled off and the pastry can be smoothed out in the pie plate.
5. 5Trim the excess with a sharp knife and crimp the edges.
6. 6Scoop the apple mixture into the pastry shell (the apples will be heaped up quite a bit) and refrigerate the pie while you prepare the top crust.
7. 7Roll out the rest of the pastry into a 12 inch circle and drape it over top of the apple filling.
8. 8Press the edges of the pastry to seal it with the bottom crust and trim the excess with a sharp knife. Slice vents in the top of the pie.
9. 9Whisk together the egg and water in a small bowl and brush it over top of the pie crust. Sprinkle with a bit of granulated sugar if you like.
10. 10Place the pie on top of a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
11. 11Lower the heat to 375 degrees F and continue to bake for another 40-45 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
12. 12Let the pie cool completely before slicing and serving.