Old Fashioned Apple Cider Pie

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: Old Fashioned Apple Cider Pie : 1 pastry for 9" pie, 2 Crust : 6 cups apples, cored and peeled : (Use cooking apples such as Macs or Granny Smith's) : 1 cup apple cider or juice : 2/3 cup sugar : apple cider or juice : 2 tablespoons cornstarch : 2 tablespoons water : 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, Ground : 1 tablespoon butter or regular margarine : Divide the pastry almost in half and roll out the larger half on a lightly floured surface to a 13-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie tin with the pastry. : Trim the edge to 1/2-inch beyond the rim of the pie tin. : Combine the apples, 1 cup of apple cider and the sugar in a 3-quart saucepan and cook, over high heat, until the mixture comes to a boil. : Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes or until the apples are tender. : Drain the apples, reserving the syrup. : Add enough additional apple cider to the syrup to make 1 1/3 cups. : Return the syrup and apples to the saucepan. : Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir until well blended. : Stir the cornstarch mixture and the cinnamon into the apple mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. : Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, then pour the mixture into the pastry lined pie tin. : Roll out the remaining pastry to an 11-inch circle. : Fold the pastry gently, so as not to tear it, into quarters and cut slits in the folds. : Gently unfold the pastry on to the top of the filling and trim the edge to 1-inch beyond the rim of the pie tin. Fold the top crust under the lower crust and form a ridge by fluting the edge of the pie. : Bake in a 400 degree F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. : Cool on a wire rack until slightly warm before cutting and serving. :

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