Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese Crust

Yields:	1 pie
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	Preparation	30 minutes
	Cooking	60 minutes
	Ready In	90 minutes

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Ingredients


Filling
1 1/2	cups	sugar
1/4	cup	cornstarch
2/3	cup	apple juice
2/3	cup	port wine
2	tablespoons	butter	or margarine
1	each	lemon zest	grated
8	medium	apples	peeled and sliced

Cheddar crust
2	cups	flour, all-purpose	sifted
1	teaspoon	salt
2/3	cup	vegetable shortening
3/4	cup	cheddar cheese, very old, sharp	shredded
5 1/2	tablespoons	water

Directions

For the filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in large saucepan.

Stir in apple juice, port, butter and lemon peel.

Cook over medium heat until mixture boils.

Add apples and cook gently until barely tender.

To make Cheddar Cheese crust, mix flour, salt and shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Stir in cheese.

Add water gradually and mix lightly with fork to form dough.

Divide pastry in halves and roll out one half to fit 9-inch pie pan.

Roll second half of pastry and cut into 10 (1/2 inch) strips.

Spoon filling into pastry-lined pan.

Weave pastry strips across filling to make lattice top.

Bake at 375 deg.

30 to 45 min. or until done.

Serve warm.

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I have eaten a great deal of stuffed peppers in my life and these are the best. Who would have guessed walnuts, green olives, raisins...? There are some strange things in there but what a great taste they made. I added a can of diced tomatoes and a cup of salsa. I like mine more moist. After eating them I felt the walnuts although nutritious were hard to find. I wonder how some water chestnuts would be? My hat is off to whoever developed this recipe. Thank you!

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