Apple Pie

This is our favorite apple pie recipe:

Ingredients:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

7 to 8 c. thinly sliced, peeled apples
1 T. lemon juice
Pastry for double-crust pie
1 Tablespoon butter
1 egg white (opt)
Additional sugar

In small bowl, combine sugar, flour and spices; set aside. In large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss well to coat. Line a 9-inch pie pan with half the pastry. Place apple filling into crust; dot with butter. Top with remaining pastry; flute edges and cut slits in top. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over pastry. Sprinkle sugar on top. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Increase temperature to 400 and bake 10 to 15 minutes more, or until golden.