Name: Five-Spice Apple Pie
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 6 tablespoons (about) ice water; 5 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder*; 2 tablespoons whipping cream; 1/2 teaspoon sugar

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Five-Spice Apple PieRichard Eskite

By the time Crisco came out in 1911, apple pies had long been an American classic. But Crisco, the first hydrogenated vegetable shortening, gave cooks a boost. Here was a shelf-stable alternative to perishable butter and lard. While a lot of consumers were skeptical of Crisco, many early sales were generated by Orthodox Jews, who bought the shortening after a recipe booklet was published in Yiddish showing how Crisco could be used without breaking kosher dietary laws. Its success was assured when rationing made lard scarce during World War I.

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