3/4 cup Shortening 5 tablespoons cold water 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 425°. Place shortening, water, flour and salt in food processor bowl. Process just until dough clumps together - about 5 seconds. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a 6-inch pancake. Center one pancake inside a 13 by 15 inch plastic bag. Sprinkle a few drops of water on the countertop to hold the plastic bag in place. Smooth out the bag and begin rolling the pastry from the center out in alternating directions to form an even circle. After every few strokes, lift the top surface of the bag from the dough and smooth it down again flip the bag over and lift the other surface and smooth it down. Continue this "roll, lift, flip" pattern until your circle of dough is about one inch wider than the rim of your pie pan. Loosen both sides of the plastic bag from the dough and slide the pie pan upside-down into the bag and center it over the circle of dough. Turn the pan and bag over so the dough rests in the pan and slide the pan and dough from the bag. Gently press the pastry into the pan and trim the edges about one half inch beyond the rim.
Filling:
1/4 to 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 7 cups (2 1/2 lbs) thinly sliced, pared tart apples 2 tablespoons butter
Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Pare, core, and slice the apples with an apple peeler corer slicer. In a large bowl, toss the apple slices lightly with the sugar mixture then turn the filling into the bottom crust. Cut the butter in small pieces and dot it over the filling.
Put the remaining dough pancake inside the bag and roll it out using the same "roll, lift, flip" routine. When the top crust is rolled, cut the bag on 3 sides and peel off the top sheet of plastic. Use the remaining sheet of plastic to turn the top crust over the filling, center it, then peel off the plastic. Trim the top crust to 1/2 inch beyond the edge of the pie pan. Fold the top edge under the bottom crust and flute. Cut steam vents in the top crust. Bake about one hour or until the apples are fork-tender and the crust is golden brown.
Posted by sheba76 (Member # 12165) on :
Have you ever tried laying strips of cheddar cheese in the botoom of crust? Yummy.
I like it that way. But sometimes I love it plain with lots of warm vanilla ice cream.
Oh my recipe calls for brown sugar too. You ever try that. Good. Posted by Tigerlily (Member # 3567) on :
Sorry, I never baked apple pie myself but whenever I read about it I think instantly of the American Pie movies......
Great pic, I am getting hungry. Smuckers, please send me a piece over, will ya?
You really seem to feed your hubby well. Posted by With a name like Smuckers (Member # 10289) on :
Sheba, apple pie with cheddar cheese is classical southern apple pie and WONDERFUL! It really adds such a nice contrast with the sugar and apple, it's amazing... My mother used to sprinkle brown sugar on the top before cooking, gave it a nice sheen.
Tiger, you should give the apple pie a try, I know what great cooks German women are, and your husband will LOVE IT. Thankfully my husband loves to try the things I make and this apple pie is one of his favorites, if I go too long without making it he will buy apples and specifically ASK me to make it again, ((blushing)), who could say no that?? Posted by sheba76 (Member # 12165) on :
Nice to have another Southern girl in here. Posted by With a name like Smuckers (Member # 10289) on :
yes, now that my husband learns more and more about the culture/language/traditions/foods, etc., he will now ask 'is it southern?'. LOL So cute Posted by sheba76 (Member # 12165) on :
hehehe
Posted by Tigerlily (Member # 3567) on :
Smucks, I had plum cake yesterday - and I bought it fresh from the bakery! Posted by With a name like Smuckers (Member # 10289) on :
Ummm plum cake, that sounds GREAT! You know I actually tasted once where someone made a tomato pie and believe it or not it wasn't disgusting!
Posted by Tigerlily (Member # 3567) on :
Tomato pie? I would think that it does not have a sweet taste, it's more like eating a pizza, right?
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