8 cooking apples, peeled thinly sliced
1 1/4 c. sugar
3 tbsp. all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. butter

Arrange apples in a lightly greased 9 inch square baking dish, combine sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples and dot with butter. Top with pastry and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minute OR until golden brown.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

PASTRY:

1 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. shortening
1/4 c. cold butter
3 to 4 tbsp. of cold water

Combine, flour and salt; cut in shortening, cut butter into small pieces add to flour mixture, cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in only enough water to moisten flour, form dough into a ball wrap in plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes. Roll dough 1/4 inch thickness cut into 1 inch wide strips arrange lattice fashion over filling.