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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
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Butter a 9 inch glass pie plate.
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In a small bowl whisk together one egg and 1 tablespoon from the 1/2 cup milk.
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Set this aside, it will be used as a glaze for the top of the cake.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender till it looks like coarse crumbs.
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In a separate small bowl whisk together the remaining one egg, remaining milk, and vanilla extract and add to the flour mixture, stirring just until the dough comes together.
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Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then divide the dough in half.
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Pat one half of the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
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In a separate bowl toss together the cut apples, sugar and cinnamon.
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Spread the apples evenly over the dough in the pie plate.
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Roll the remaining dough into a 9 inch circle, on a lightly floured surface, and gently place the dough over the apples.
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With your fingers seal the edges of the top and bottom crusts.
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Brush the top of the dough with the egg and milk glaze, and sprinkle with white sugar.
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Cut a slit in the center of the dough to allow the steam to escape.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 - 45 minutes or until the pastry is nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Cool on a wire rack.
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Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
