Someone was cranky today. I won't name names but decided to cheer that someone up with one of their favorite desserts. This homemade apple pie is really wonderful, people. It's simple and perfect, and easy to prepare. The recipe is from Farm Journal's Country Cookbook (Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1959, reprinted 1972) and I highly recommend this pie.
FAVORITE APPLE PIE
A pie that lives up to its name ~ it's one of our best
Pastry for 2-crust pie
6 large tart apples
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
3 Tbsp. butter
Peel and quarter apples into saucepan (cut each quarter into about 4 slices). Add 1/4 cup cold water; simmer just until tender, about 5 minutes (do not overcook). Cool.
Fill pastry-lined 9" pie pan with cooled apples.
Combine remaining ingredients, except butter; sprinkle over apples; dot with butter. Moisten edges of undercrust.
Adjust top crust; cut 6 chevron vents; flute edges.
Bake in very hot oven (450 deg)10 minutes; reduce heat to moderate (350 deg) and bake 45 minutes longer.
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I use an old family recipe for the pie crust. And if you must know, it's Betty Crocker pie crust mix. Just add water and roll. And I always put a heart in the middle. It's a symbol of how much I love to cook.
Not.
Apologies to all who are planning on dieting for the New Year. I just had to share this.
18 comments:
this is truly amazing...a work of art..to EAT!
This look absolutely wonderful! I'll have to try it some day... btw I tried your Pain au Chocolate recipe for a group get together, everyone just loved them! I think I love them even more, they were just so easy to make!
Happy baking!
Maggie
This Life Thru the Lens
OMG...does that look amazing!
ooooohhhh that looks sooo yummmyyy!!! happy new year =)
oh yummy ... yummy, yummy, yummy!
I can see how this would make somebody un-cranky.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Did it work?
OK, now I'm craving pie for breakfast. Yesterday it was cookies, today it's pie -- you're killing me here... ;)
You are turning into Rachael Ray!
that looks might yummy...i can smell the apples :)
hoping it cheered someone up!
That looks good enough to eat! *smile* Actually, I haven't had a good slice of apple pie in ages. I may just have to try this.
Looks good to eat.
Si
A friend gave me a bag of apples I was going to make some applesauce.I have just change my mind and it is your fault(LOL)
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save me a piece...I'm coming right over!
Looks yummy!
I haven't even graduated to pie crust mix. I used pillsbury refrigerated crusts, unroll and bake. ;)
what a great looking pie...I wouldn't want to cut it and upset that fabulous heart....I hope cranky person smiled when they saw it...Happy New Year!!
YUM!
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