Unlike last year, you may have noticed that we have apples for sale at the stand. Coming up late this week or next week will be one of the best pie apples we have - the Gravenstein. These apples make an excellent pie and here are two of our favorite pie recipes.
Fresh Apple Pie6 cups thinly sliced peeled pie apples (about 2 1/2 - 3 pounds)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 recipe Pastry for Double-Crust Pie (your favorite recipe)
1 tablespoon butter
Milk (optional)
Directions
1. Combine granulated sugar, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. In a large mixing bowl combine apples with sugar mixture. Toss until apples are coated. Set apple mixture aside.
2. Prepare Pastry for Double-Crust Pie and line pie plate with 1 crust.
3. Transfer apple mixture to pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with butter. Trim pastry even with pie plate. For top crust, roll out remaining dough. Cut slits in top crust. Place top crust on the filling. Seal and flute the edge. Brush with milk, if desired.
4. To prevent over browning, cover the edge of the pie with foil. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until the top is golden brown and apples are tender. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Tip: For taste reasons, it is better for the crust to be a little more overdone than underdone.
Sour Cream Apple Pie2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups apples, peeled and chopped
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Directions:
1. Stir together 2 tablespoons flour, salt, 3/4 cup sugar and nutmeg in bowl. Combine egg, sour cream and vanilla in another bowl; mix well. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in apples and spoon mixture into unbaked pie shell.
2. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven 15 minutes.
3. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F and bake 30 minutes more. Remove pie from oven. Increase temperature to 400 degree F.
4. Prepare cinnamon topping and sprinkle over pie. Return to oven and bake 10 minutes more. Cool on rack.
