after reading many many reviews of this pie, i went ahead and made one adding the ingredients many of the other reviewers recommended. i added 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1 TBS vanilla. i don't know how the pie might have turned out by the original recipe, but the one i made with the extra ingredients was amazing. my guests and my husband said it was the best apple pie they've ever had. it was the best i've ever had as well. this recipe is a keeper for sure !!!

since i don't have a bowl with a tight lid, i put all ingredients in a large ziplock bag... yep i really did. and shook it up like crazy and it didn't ball up. some of it stuck to the sides. I put most of it on a piece of wax paper, scraped the rest off the sides of the plastic bag, took some loose flour and formed to balls. i wrapped them in wax paper and stuck them in the fridge while i made the filling. after baking, the crust was light and flakey. the zip lock bag method worked great for me! the only thing i would change is that i needed about 1/4 c of extra flour because the dough came out quite wet from the bag.