Apple Pie!

There is nothing more down home and comforting than "Apple Pie".  I guess that is where the saying "It's as American as Apple Pie" comes from!  It's really a fairly easy pie to make, but I do get asked about a recipe for it quite a bit, so I guess it's not something everyone already has.  This is my mother's recipe that she has made for years and it's got just the right blend of seasonings.   Here is what you will need:

Pie pastry for a two crust pie (use refrigerated or make your own)

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

pinch of salt

6 cups apples, peeled and thinly sliced (preferably Gala apples)

4 Tbs. butter

1 egg white

1 Tbs. sugar mixed with a pinch of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl.  Add in the apples and toss together. 

Line a pie plate with one of the crusts.  Add the apple mixture.  Dot the top with the butter cut in thin slices.  

A lot of apple pie recipes call for Granny Smith apples, but we prefer a little sweeter baking apple like the Gala.  It still holds up for baking, but doesn't require as much sweetening.  If you do use Granny Smith's which are more tart, you might need to add a little more sugar.

Roll the other crust out and cut into 1/2 inch strips for making a lattice top crust.  Make sure to crimp the top crust pieces down to the edges of the pie plate so they don't rise up and come loose during baking.

Brush the top crust with egg white.  Sprinkle the top of the pie crust with the 1 Tbs. sugar mixed with the pinch of cinnamon.  Place on a cookie sheet for baking. 

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.  Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30 more minutes. 

The top crust should be nice and brown. 

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!



Ten Southern Pies for the Holidays!



I am not sure which goes over better during the holidays when it comes to cakes or pies!  Oh, of course, the big three layer cakes with the beautiful whipped frosting and sometimes fillings between the layers and nuts all over the top, get all of the oohs and ahhs and attention, but sometimes I find that the pies really go faster than the cakes.  So, my theory is that you need some of both!   Of course, if you are from the South, you know that is never a problem and there will always be plenty of both!   Here are ten of the pies I get requests for the most that are really great for the holidays!  This is just a fraction of the pies, so if you don't find what you are looking for, just ask, it is probably on the site or I can add it to my list of things to make.  

To go to the recipe for each pie, click on the name of the pie under each picture!

Sweet Potato Pie!

The Perfect Pecan Pie!

Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie!

Chocolate Chess Pie!

 Kentucky Buttermilk Pie!

Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie!

Peaches and Cream Pie!

Butterscotch Pie!

Kicked Up Caramel Pie!

Apple Pie!



Apple Pie!

 

 

 

 

There is nothing more down home and comforting than "Apple Pie".  I guess that is where the saying "It's as American as Apple Pie" comes from!  It's really a fairly easy pie to make, but I do get asked about a recipe for it quite a bit, so I guess it's not something everyone already has.  This is my mother's recipe that she has made for years and it's got just the right blend of seasonings.   Here is what you will need:

 

 

Pie pastry for a two crust pie (use refrigerated or make your own)

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

pinch of salt

6 cups apples, peeled and thinly sliced (preferably Gala apples)

4 Tbs. butter

1 egg white

1 Tbs. sugar mixed with a pinch of cinnamon

 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

 

Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl.  Add in the apples and toss together. 

 

Line a pie plate with one of the crusts.  Add the apple mixture.  Dot the top with the butter cut in thin slices.  

 

A lot of apple pie recipes call for Granny Smith apples, but we prefer a little sweeter baking apple like the Gala.  It still holds up for baking, but doesn't require as much sweetening.  If you do use Granny Smith's which are more tart, you might need to add a little more sugar.

 

Roll the other crust out and cut into 1/2 inch strips for making a lattice top crust.  Make sure to crimp the top crust pieces down to the edges of the pie plate so they don't rise up and come loose during baking.

 

Brush the top crust with egg white.  Sprinkle the top of the pie crust with the 1 Tbs. sugar mixed with the pinch of cinnamon.  Place on a cookie sheet for baking. 

 

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.  Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30 more minutes. 

 

The top crust should be nice and brown. 

 

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!