Apple Pie

6-8 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
3/4-1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1+ tablespoon cornstarch or 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon margarine
2 single pie crusts

Mix together the sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cornstarch. Mix apples with sugar mixture. (Optional: can heat apples slightly in microwave or on stove.) Place the apple mixture in a pastry-lined pie plate.

Trim the lower crust even with the edge of the pie plate. Dot apples with margarine. Moisten edge of lower crust with water. Cover with top crust; trim 1/2-3/4" beyond edge of pan and fold under bottom crust. Press edges together with fork to make design or flute with fingers. Cut slits in top crust.

Microwave on high for 10 minutes. Bake in preheated 425oF oven 20-25 minutes until crust is brown and apples tender.

If not using microwave, cover edge of pie with 3-inch wide strip of aluminum foil. Bake pie at 425oF for 40-50 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.