1 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. cold butter
3 tbsp. ice water
1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
4 lg. Golden Delicious apples
1/4 c. granulated sugar mixed with 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 tbsp. butter

Put flour in a bowl, cut in 1/2 cup butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice water, lemon peel and juice. Stir until dough holds together. Gather into a ball, flatten, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate 30 minutes or until just firm enough to roll out.

Meanwhile, cut each apple in half from top to bottom, peel and remove core. Turn halves cut side down and slice thin. Heat oven to 425 degrees. On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a 13" round (edges can be uneven). Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet with no sides. Leaving a 2" border, arrange apple slices in concentric circles from outside toward the middle. Sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg mixture and dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Fold pastry edges over apples.

Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake 35 minutes longer or until apples are tender and pastry is golden. Slide onto wire rack to cool. Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.