Apple Shortbread Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1¼ pounds Golden Delicious apples (peeled, cored, and cut into ¼ inch pieces)
• ¼ cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 egg yolks
• ¾ cup chilled butter (diced)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Shift flour, add to sugar and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly). Remove ¼ of mixture, and set aside. Press remainder onto bottom and side of an 8-inch pie pan.

In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place apples into crust and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.

Place pie on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F and continue baking 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbling.