Apple Snitz Pie Food

SOUR CREAM APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sour cream. Stir in sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, vanilla and salt; mix well. Gently stir in apples. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and remaining 4 tablespoons flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie. Bake until filling is set, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
• Prepare the topping by combining the butter, brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Cut in all ingredients with pastry cutter until pea-sized. Set aside
• Combine the apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Toss gently together and set aside.
• Place apple mixture in unbaked pie shells. Heap the apples up high in each shell and fill completely. Sprinkle topping on top of each.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Do not allow topping to get too dark.

EASY SWEDISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss apples with 1 tablespoon of sugar, and pour them into a pie plate. Thoroughly mix together 1 cup of sugar with the flour, cinnamon, butter, and egg. Spread this evenly over the top of the pie.
• Bake in preheated oven until the apples have cooked and the topping is golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.

B. SMITH'S SKILLET APPLE PIE

Steps:

• To prepare filling; melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, add apple slices and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Mix sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg salt and cornstarch in a bowl and gently stir mixture into apples. Continue to cook until apples are soft but not mushy, about 5 minutes.
• To prepare topping; mix together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and vanilla, and quickly blend together with spatula.
• To assemble the pie; drop heaping tablespoons of biscuit mixture on top of apples, covering most of the center of the mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining sugar and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until top is golden. Remove pie from oven and let stand for at least 5 minutes before serving.

DEEP-DISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large saute pan, melt the butter. Add the apples and saute for 2 minutes. Add the sugars, lemon juice and flour. Continue to saute for 2 minutes. Season the apples with nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Mix thoroughly and remove from the heat. Mix in the pecans. Cool the mixture.
• Lightly dust a surface with flour. Cut the dough in half. Roll out each half to 12 inches in diameter and about 1/8-inch thick. Fold 1 circle of dough in fourths. Carefully lift the dough and place in a 10-inch deep-dish pie pan. Unfold the pie dough and spoon the apples into the pie shell. Place the second round of dough over the apples. Using a sharp knife cut away the excess dough. Using your fingers, crimp the edges of the pie firmly to seal the dough completely. With the same sharp knife, make 3 slits, about 4 inches long and 2 inches apart, across the pie dough. Brush with the beaten egg, place the pie in the oven, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Return the pie to the oven and continue to cook for 8 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly. Let cool to room temperature before slicing, about 1 hour. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Sift the flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Using your fingers, work in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 4 tablespoons of ice water and work with your fingers until the water is incorporated and the dough comes together. Add more water as needed just until the dough comes together, being careful not to over mix. Form the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before using.

CREAM AND CRUMB SCHNITZ PIE

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, flour and butter until crumbs.
• Sprinkle half in the bottom of the shell.
• Arrange the apple slices on top of the crumbs.
• Mix half of the remaining crumbs with the cream and pour over the apple slices.
• Finally, mix the cinnamon with the rest of the crumbs and sprinkle these over the top.
• Bake at 425*F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350*F and bake about half an hour longer.
• WOW!

SCHNITZ PIE - DRIED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cook apples in water to a soft pulp.
• Add orange juice and rind, cinnamon, salt, and sugar; mix well together.
• Cool.
• Line a pie pan with pastry; fill with apple mixture and cover with top crust.
• Crimp edges attractively and cut several slits in crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 450F for ten minutes; reduce heat to 350F and continue baking for 30 more minutes.