After completing a year of cookies and a year of cakes, it’s time to tackle the pie community. Pie is known as the most American dessert, thus the saying “as American as apple pie”. Once a week, I will hang out in my kitchen with recipe in hand and utensils nearby, to fill my pie plate with hopefully something delicious. Travel with me throughout this year on this pie adventure. Rolling pin, get ready to roll! It will be “as easy as pie!”
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Pie Recipe #39 - Apple Pie Baked in the Apples
Your pie pan for this recipe is a carved-out apple. This takes a little extra time but is a great new spin on "all-american" apple pie. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream...mmmmmmmmm great!
Ingredients: 5-6 Granny Smith apples (make sure they can stand on their own), 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 pie crust.
Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut off the top of 4 apples and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon or melon baller very carefully, as to not puncture the peel. Salvage as much of the apple as you can.
Remove skin from remaining apples and slice very thin. These apple slices along with the salvaged insides of the scraped-out apples will be your filling.
In a small bowl mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together; add sliced and salvaged apple slices and mix well until coated.
Scoop sliced apples into the 4 hollow apples distributing mixture evenly.
Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips. Cover the top of each apple in a lattice pattern with the strips. Place apples in an 8x8 inch baking pan. Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
Cover with foil and bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.
Makes: 4 apple pie-filled apples.
"As easy as pie!"
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