Apple Pie - Phyllis Barnard

This is my mom's apple pie - the best I have ever tasted. Lovely subtle tastes and not overly sweet.

5 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
5 whole cloves
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/4 lb butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt

Sift dry ingredients, then rub butter though flour until it looks like crumbs. Don't add any moisture.
Press half of mixture into 9 inch pie plate.
Peel core and slice apples. Put in pot, add cloves and sugar. Boil slowly until apple is mushy. Fish out the 5 cloves and pour into pie plate and cover with remaining crust and press down.
Bake for 60 minutes at 350F.
Serve with ice cream or cream. YUM!!