Good morning everyone. Happy Thanksgiving week! I’m so ready to eat all the food and spend time with family.
Our topic today centers around food. The festive food season is upon us! Share your favorite holiday recipe.
I have so many recipes I could share, but I think my favourite is apple pie!
My family has a special apple pie crust recipe that I’m sorry, but I just can’t share. After that it’s the delicious filling!
Here is the pie recipe:
For a Apple Pie (preheat oven to 450 degrees)
8 medium size apples (pealed) granny smith work well, they are tart, cut in slices
3/4 cup white sugar
1-2 T (TBS = tablespoons, I abbreviate tablespoons as a capital T and teaspoons as a lower case t) flour
1 t cinnamon (but I add more)
dash of cloves or nutmeg
1 T brown sugar
squirt of lemon
Mix the above ingredients together, let sit in a bowl while you roll out the pie dough. Do top and bottom separately.
I sometimes place the dough on a piece of waxed paper, add a little flower so it doesn’t stick to the paper or the counter, also add flour on the rolling pin.
Roll the dough out adding a little flour at a time so it doesn’t stick. Don’t add too much or the dough will be tough. I keep flipping the dough over to make it
easier to roll, adding a sprinkle of flour to keep it from sticking.( it takes awhile to get the right technique) Line a pie plate with the dough, then place the apple pie filling
in the pie pan with the dough. Cut up small pieces of butter( maybe 6) and place on top of the apple pie mixture, then roll out the remaining dough and place on top.
Pinch the edges together, use a fork or your fingers to seal.
Make sure you poke the dough with a fork to allow some vent holes to allow the steam to escape. (Sometimes I sprinkle a little white sugar on the top of the pie
to make it brown nicely during cooking)
Bake for 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes, then turn down the heat to 350 degrees for 45 minutes ( may vary with your oven). Take out and let sit for a bit.
Serve with yummy french vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
Enjoy the recipe and have a wonderful holiday with your family! That’s it for me today now continue on the hop to see what recipe the wonderful Leslie Hachtel has to share. Until next time!
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