Easy as Pi Apple Pie

What is better than a fresh baked apple pie? Of course its a math apple pie!  Two of my favorite things joined together.  I am a university mathematics student with both a love for baking and anything to do with math.  This apple pie is a recipe that I've been using for years, one i've created on my own.  It truly showcases the natural beauty of the apple and is sweetened to perfection with a surprise of raisins in the filling.  I have included step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow and will guide you in making your perfect pi day treat.
Happy Pi day!
Please comment and let me know if you try this recipe.

Step 1 Ingredients

For the crust:
1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening
1/2 cup ice water

For the filling:
1 cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Flour
1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
5-6 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced
1 Tbsp Butter, cut up
pinch Nutmeg
raisins (optional)

Additional:
1 Egg (for egg wash)
Ice water
food coloring/ food paint (optional)

Comments

[wilgubeast]

That looks delicious, and your crust text is gorgeous. Can you explain what's going on grammatically here? Is it easy as pie, all simile-style? Or is pi saying, "I'm easy." Either way, at least it's not a piece of cake.

[stevequag]

this is a pi symbol saying "I'm easy". I guess i should have put a thought bubble. The pie was gone within minutes... i barely got to take a picture before it was gone... SOOOO TASTY!