Monday, October 27, 2008

Apple Recipes



Crock Pot Applesauce

Ingredients: 10 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced or cut into chunks
1/2 cup of water
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup to 1 cup of sugar

Directions: Put all ingredients into crock pot. Should be about 3/4 full. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or on high (3-4 hours)



 Apple Pie

prep time: 25 mins
cook time: 55 mins
ready in: 1 hour 20 mins

Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt 
3/4 cup shortening
4 tablespoons cold water

Filling:
7 cups thinly sliced peeled baking apples ( Gala works great!)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water

Directions: 1. In a bowl, combine flour salt; cut in shortening. Gradually add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball. Chill for 30 minutes. On a floured surface, roll half of dough into 10-in. circle. Place into a 9-in. pie pan.

2. In a bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, slat and nutmeg; add to apples and toss. Pour into crust; dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie;  cut slits in top. Place over filling; seal and flute edges. Beat egg yolk and water; brush over pastry. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. ( Be sure to cover the edges of your pie crust with some foil to prevent it from burning)
Reduce heat to 350 degrees F;  bake 40-45 minutes more or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.

Tip: If you are in a hurry and don't have much time, I bought the store brand pie crust for $1 at Aldi and used it with this recipe. It turned out fabulous.


3 comments:

Jessica said...

The way you make your applesauce is similar to the way I make apple butter.

I had no idea that you had a blog (or that all the people in your right column from church had a blog).

This is Jessica (Brown) Cary by the way. Nate and I are in the Young Marrieds Sunday School class so we don't see you very often.

Feel free to check out my blog if you want.

http://bargainbanana.blogspot.com

Nana's Nest said...

Your pie is beautiful!!! That is not my gift but believe it or not Audy can do a beautiful job!!
It was so good to see your parents. Did feel heavy hearted for them knowing what lies ahead. Your little family was probably a breathe of fresh air before "diving in"!

Kimberly said...

Hey, my applesauce friend! I made some applesauce the other day, and Chloe LOVES it! :) I'm going to make some more and definitely make a drive up to Hendersonville to get a TON more apples. Then I'll have enough to try out your apple pie recipe, too! :)