Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add apples and stir until apples are coated with mixture.
3. Spoon apple mixture into a 9-inch iron skillet.
4. Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon juice.
5. Pour apple juice over the top.
6. Roll out remaining pie crust and place on top of the apple mixture.
7. Seal and flute edges. Cut slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
8. In a small bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Brush over crust. Sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
10. Cool before serving.

Interesting Facts

• The use of an iron skillet to bake pies dates back to the early 1800s.
• Apple pie is the most popular pie in the United States.
• Apple pie is cited in the Oxford English Dictionary as the first known printed reference to the term "pie".