Deep Dish Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour, sifted
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons egg whites
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 cup apple butter
• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup egg
• 2 teaspoons egg whites
• 3/4 cup fat-free condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 using pie shell ingredients, blend together flour, sugar, & salt.
• 2 cut in shortening.
• 3 add egg , vinegar, and water. mix well.
• 4 on floured work surface, roll out ¼ inch (or less) thick. place in deep pie dish and trim overhanging edges. you will have extra dough left--set it aside for now.
• 5 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 6 using filling ingredients, combine apple butter, pumpkin, sugar, salt, & spices in bowl. stir in slightly beaten egg whites. gradually add milk & mix well.
• 7 pour into pie shell. lightly brush exposed pie crust with egg . cover edges of shell with foil.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes.
• 9 while baking, use cookie cutters to cut shapes out of remaining pie dough. brush tops of dough shapes with egg & place in your own pattern on top of filling (i usually do hearts or stars). remove foil from pie shell edges & return to oven for 15 more minutes until set.