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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- 6 tablespoons cold water
- You can see the butter and liquid chilling (and in the tupperware my no-bake cookies that will not firm up)
- Apple Pie:
- Ingredients:
- I used 3 medium and 1 large apple
- 1 tablespoon juice and 1 teaspoon zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 egg white, beaten lightly
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