Apple Pie With Port With Cheddar Cheese Crust

Yields:	8 servings
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	Preparation	45 minutes
	Cooking	45 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
2	tablespoons	butter	or margarine
1	each	lemon	(grated peel only)
8	medium	apples	cooking, peeled, sliced

Cheddar cheese 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	tablespoons	water	cold (or more)

Directions

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 375F 30 to 45 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.

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Cinnamon Roll Strata with Apples And Pecans

I made this for a weekend quilting retreat and got rave reviews! Just cooking the apples and raisins alone was enough to make our mouths water. I made syrup available to pour on top, but it was also great without syrup.