This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”
Julia Child, My Life in France
True fall weather today -- perfect for baking an apple pie. Last weekend I volunteered to make two apple pies. Having never made a successful pie crust this was going to be a challenge. To my amazement the pies actually turned out quite well. With a success under my belt I ventured making an apple pie for my husband.
New knowledge for me -- adding vinegar to the dough will guarantee flakiness.
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| ingredients for crust - flour,cornstarch, sugar, salt, egg, vinegar, cold water |
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| core, peel and slice apples, add lemon juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt |
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| once pie is assembled brush top crust with an egg/water mixture |
Fall Apple Pie
Truth be told – cooking makes me nervous and stresses me
out. There are some who
can look once at a recipe and make amazing dinners. I look at a recipe and have to read it six
times. My safe list of things to make is short but reliable. I long to be that woman who looks at a
recipe and can add here and take away there and create a masterpiece.
This past year my safe list of things to make was expanded. There is a feeling of accomplishment and joy
when a new dish you are making actually looks and tastes not so bad.
However, this past
weekend I made a cake for a friend as a house warming gift and the cake got
stuck in the pan and would not come out – after several attempts and a broken
plate in the process the entire mess went in the trash. I
made a roast in the oven and the gravy dried up in the pan. Oh well, we
all have those cooking mishaps but are you supposed to have two in the same weekend?
I haven't yet heard about the vinegar tip. Thanks for sharing! About how much do you add to your pie crust?
ReplyDeleteI'm crazy about homemade cream pies - particularly chocolate cream. That's simply because they're easy to make, easy to clean up after, and only take about 15 minutes of cook time. The problem is the 24 hour wait before eatting them!
Chocolate Cream sounds divine and 24 hours is way too long of a wait. Here is the info for the pie crust - 3 cups of flour, 3T cornstarch, 1T sugar, 1/2 t salt, 1.5 cups shortening, mix up and then add 1 egg, 1T vinegar and 1/4 cup cold water. I just had a piece of the Apple Pie and the crust is very flaky.
DeleteI was nervous to make my very first pie crust, and still haven't figured it out. I will definitely be trying the vinegar trick.
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