Homemade Apple Pie

For the pie crust:
Combine the crust ingredients in a bowl and mix until it forms a dough. Take 3/4 of the dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Set the remaining 1/4 of the dough aside. Separate the dough on the floured surface in half and roll out both halves to fit into 8-inch and 9-inch pie dishes. Place the rolled out dough into lightly greased 8-inch and 9-inch pie dishes. Roll out the rest of the dough and cut it into long strips; set aside.

For the filling and assembling the pies:
Heat oven to 400 F.

Mix together the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Pour half of this into one pie crust and the other half into the other pie crust. Then lay the strips of dough that you had set aside a moment ago in a grid pattern over the apples.

Bake the pies at 400 F for about 30 minutes; then reduce the temperature to 375 F and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the pies inside the oven for about five minutes before taking them out and letting them cool.