AND A QUICK “HOW TO” APPLE PIE

FIRST A LITTLE PIE DOUGH TUTORIAL REMINDER…….PULLED FROM SUMMER’S BLUEBERRY PIE RECIPE……NOW A BASE FOR FALL’S APPLE PIE

INGREDIENTS: 5 CUPS FLOUR……1 POUND BUTTER…….1 CUP WATER…….1 1/2 TEASPOON SALT

This will make you enough dough for two pies, tops and bottoms.

After pie dough chills over night pull from fridge……..roll out and cut two 12 inch diameter circles……delicately place one of the 12 inch rounds in the bottom of a 9 inch pie dish…..put back in the fridge to chill……place the top 12 inch pie shell on parchment and put in fridge to chill. Cut out any decorative pieces from the extra pie dough, such as leaves or wispy feathers or cookie cutter cut outs of autumn moods……..and chill those too.

AND NOW FOR THE APPLE FILLING………

INGREDIENTS: 3 POUNDS APPLES, PEELED, CORED AND SLICED………..2 TABLESPOONS FRESH LEMON JUICE……1/4 CUP SUGAR…….3 TABLESPOONS FLOUR…….1 TEASPOON GROUND CINNAMON……1/4 GROUND NUTMEG……..PINCH OF SALT…… 2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER CUT INTO SMALL PIECES……1 EGG YOLK….. 1 TABLESPOON HEAVY CREAM

PLACE SLICED APPLES IN A BOWL……..MIX IN LEMON JUICE, SUGAR, FLOUR, SALT, CINNAMON, NUTMEG

Remove pie dish from fridge……fork the bottom a few times……and fill dish with apples. Dab the apples with the chopped butter bits…….lay top pie shell over the apples…..trim the edges if they need trimming………and pinch the edges together with your thumbs…….get creative…….it doesn’t have to be perfect

Now mix together your egg yolk and heavy cream………lay your decorative pieces on top of the pie shell……….with a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the shell…….make three slits into the pie shell with a knife for pie ventilation…….and sprinkle the top with sugar.

Chill the pie for 30 minutes before baking

Bake at 400 degrees F roughly 20 minutes or until the pie crust is golden……then drop temp to 350 degrees F and continue to bake another 40 minutes or until the juices are bubbling and thickening up and the pie is a deep golden brown. If you feel that the pie isn’t quite done but the crust is burning, cover with aluminum foil and continue baking until done.