Apple Pie

It was a stormy winter morning, I was so tempted to stay on the bed (drink my freshly brewed coffee and toast while reading). But I had so much energy waiting to burst and a promise to fulfill. I promised Carlos that I would bake Apple Pie for dessert tonight. 

I tried several Apple Pie recipes so far this is the family favorite.

Apple Pie 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/apple-pie-by-grandma-ople/detail.aspx

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch pie

 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

 1/2 cup unsalted butter

 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

 1/4 cup water

 1/2 cup white sugar

 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer. 

2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Note: My oven has a fan so I dropped the temperature to 180 degrees C for the first 15 minutes then reduced it to 150 degrees C for another 25 minutes.

Recommendations:

• Toss the apples with about a teaspoon of cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg
• Brush the bottom crust with egg whites to prevent having a soggy crust
• Mix the syrup with the apples instead of pouring it over the crust, but save enough to glaze it over the top crust