Apple Pie Pie In The Sky Food

LAURIE'S APPLE PIE IN THE SKY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place the oven rack in the center position. Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil to prevent oven spills.
• Unroll and place the bottom pie crust in a 10" deep dish pie plate.
• Peel, core and thinly slice the apples in a large bowl. Add in the sugars, spice and flour. Toss well to evenly coat.
• Pour the apples into the prepared crust in the pie pan. Dot the top of the apple mixture with the butter.
• Place the top crust over the apples. Dampen the bottom edge of the top crust with a little water. Tuck the top edge under the bottom pastry edge and press to seal. You may flute the edge all around with a decorative pattern or a dinner fork.
• Brush the top crust with milk using your fingers or a pastry brush. Cut a few steam vents in the top crust with a sharp knife in some all over pattern or random fashion.
• Place the pie on the foil lined cookie sheet and place into 450 degree oven for 15 minutes. Place some foil over the edges of the crust to prevent over-browning. Lower oven to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 50-60 minutes until the apples are bubbling and the crust is nicely browned. NOTE: Remove the foil from the edges of the crust 10 minutes before the pie is done to get a nice even color.
• Allow the pie to cool and serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

APPLE PIE BAKED IN THE APPLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375%.
• Cut off the top of 4 apples off and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon very carefully, as to not puncture the peel.
• Remove skin from 2 additional apples and slice very thinly. These apple pieces will give you filling needed to fill the four apples you are baking.
• Mix sliced apples with sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. If you prefer more or less cinnamon and sugar, make adjustments as desired.
• Scoop sliced apples into hollow apples.
• Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips.
• (You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple almost like a liner to add a little more texture/sweetness to the pie. ).
• Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips.
• Place apples in an 8×8 pan. Add just enough water to the cover the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.

APPLE PIE (PIE IN THE SKY)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Lay the pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and dust it with about one-fourth of the sugar mixture.
• Alternate layers of apples in concentric circles, dusting each layer with the sugar mixture. Dot the top layer with butter.
• Lay over the crust and crimp the edges. Beat the egg with the cream and thinly glaze the pie crust with several tablespoons of the mixture. Cut vents in the pie.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then lower heat to 350 for 40 more minutes or until crust is golden.

HOMEMADE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For the pie crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. With a pastry cutter, gradually cut the cold butter into the flour until pea-sized pieces form. In a small bowl, combine the cold water and apple cider vinegar. Add the vinegar mixture to the flour/butter mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing gently in between each addition. Stir together until all of the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture holds together when pinched with your fingers. Turn the mixture out onto a clean countertop and knead 4 to 5 times until combined. Divide the dough into two evenly sized balls and flatten each to a disk shape, about 1/2-inch thick (with minimal cracks). Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours (or up to 2 days).
• Preheat the oven to 425˚ and place a baking sheet on the bottom rack.
• Roll out the remaining disk of dough on a floured surface into a 13-inch round. Carefully lay the dough over the filling, fold the overhanging dough under the overhang from the bottom crust, and crimp the edges of the crust using a fork. Cut a few 1-inch slits in the top crust (to release the steam). Brush the top of the pie with heavy cream.
• Place the pie on the preheated baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350˚ and bake, rotating halfway through, until the filling is bubbly and the crust is golden brown, 50 to 60 more minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool about 2 hours before slicing.