For those of you who are baking—and from what I hear it’s a lot of you—here is a fantastic apple pie recipe courtesy of Patricia Dorph:
Apple Pie
Pastry for two 9 inch pastry pans:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cups butter
- 2-3 tbs. cold water
- Sift flour and salt together
- Add butter and cut it through with pastry blender until mixture is in pieces , pea size
- Add cold water a few drops at time until moistened enough to hold together in a ball
- Wrap in plastic and chill in frig. for 15-30 mins.
- Take more than half for the under crust and roll out and fit into 9” pie pan
Filling:
- 5 cups , cored ,peeled and thinly sliced Granny Green and Mackintosh
- Mix together and add to apples
- 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 2 tbs. flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 ts. nutmeg
- 2 tbs. butter
- Place into pie pan
- Roll out top dough for crust and place on top
- Make 4 slashes in top crust
Bake 450 degrees for 15 mins. Turn heat down o 350 degrees and bake for 20 to 35 mins. Remove when golden brown
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream . Enjoy
If you’re craving the traditional pumpkin pie, this is courtesy of Heidi Dugan.
Pumpkin Pie
Pastry for two 9 inch pastry pans:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cups butter
- 2-3 tbs. cold water
- Sift flour and salt together
- Add butter and cut it through with pastry blender until mixture is in pieces , pea size
- Add cold water a few drops at time until moistened enough to hold together in a ball
- Wrap in plastic and chill in frig. for 15-30 mins.
- Take more than half for the under crust and roll out and fit into 9” pie pan
Filling:
- 2 Large eggs, beaten
- ¾ Cup brown sugar (may also use white sugar)
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon ginger
- ¼ Teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ Teaspoon clove
- 15 Oz can pumpkin puree
- 1 12oz can evaporated milk
- In a medium bowl combine ingredients in order listed above.
- Pour the mixture into unbaked piecrust. Bake in pre heat oven at 425 for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350 bake for 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 2 hrs and serve or refrigerate.
Both are absolutely delicious and I want to thank Heidi and Patty for sharing their family recipes with us.