Kellys Apple Pie Food

KELLY'S APPLE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Put the apples slices in a large bowl and toss with lemon juice. Then add the sugar, flour, and spices. Stir WELL.
• 2. Put the bottom crust in a pie plate. Add the apple mixture. Put on the top crust and pinch crusts together. Cut 4 slits in the top crust. (OR cut top crust into strips & "basket weave," pinching the crusts together.)
• 3. Bake at 375 F. for the first 25 minutes with edges covered in foil. Remove the foil, then bake for another 25-30 minutes. Check EARLY.

GRANDMA'S IRON SKILLET APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place 1/2 cup butter into a heavy cast iron skillet, and melt butter in the oven. Remove skillet and sprinkle with brown sugar; return to oven to heat while you prepare the apples.
• Remove skillet, and place 1 refrigerated pie crust on top of the brown sugar. Top the pie crust with half the sliced apples. Sprinkle apples with 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon; place a second pie crust over the apples; top the second crust with the remaining apples, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Top with the third crust; sprinkle the top crust with 1/4 cup sugar, and dot with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cut 4 slits into the top crust for steam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the apples are tender and the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

IRON SKILLET APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butter in a large iron skillet and place in preheating oven until melted, about 5 minutes.
• Stir brown sugar into melted butter and place back in oven until bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Gently lay 1 pie crust on top of butter-brown sugar mixture, without pressing crust down. Arrange apple slices on top of pie crust.
• Mix white sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a bowl; sprinkle over apple slices. Place the remaining pie crust over apple slices, making slits in the top crust for ventilation. Seal the 2 crusts together.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top crust is lightly browned, about 45 minutes.

KELLY'S APPLE PORK CHOPS WITH STUFFING

Steps:

• Make stuffing according to pkg directions, fold in 1 Tbl. apple pie filling and cheddar, set aside.
• Pour rest apple pie filling onto bottom of 13x9 pan (greased.)
• In hot skillet, lightly brown pork chops (seasoned with seasoning salt and pepper) on both sides.
• Place pork chops on top of apples.
• Top each with a mound of stuffing.
• (I loosely pack it a little to make it look nice, making a round ball of it.).
• Sprinkle lightly with a little coarse ground pepper.
• Cover and bake at 350• for 40-45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.
• (*Porkchops ARE done when just barely light pink in center and juices run clear.)**When serving, make sure you scoop with a large spatula, getting underneath the chop to get all the pie filling underneath.
• Hope I explained that right.

KELLY'S APPLE-STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, slice strawberries and rhubarb and sprinkle with HALF of the REGULAR (white) sugar, set aside.
• In medium/small bowl, combine rest of sugars, flour, and cinnamon.
• In small bowl, grate peeled apples, tossing with lemon juice so they don't turn brown.
• Pour medium bowl mixture and apple mixture along with vanilla into the large bowl of rhubarb and strawberries and fold well til mixed.
• Pour mixture into pastry-lined 9" deepdish pie plate.
• Cut up butter and dot evenly.
• Cover with second pastry, seal edges well, and flute.
• Cut slits to vent.
• Brush top pastry crust with a little milk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for about 50-60 minutes til done. Ovens vary so much that this is the best I can tell ya! *Cover edges with foil if they start to brown too much.
• ***You may want to set the pie on a foil-lined small cookie sheet to catch any drips if it happens to bubble over a bit. Hot bubbly sugar can create a horrible mess and can really SMOKE! LOL! Best to prevent the fire department coming when the neighbors see smoke coming out the kitchen window! ;).
• ***If you prefer, you can also use less cinnamon and vanilla -- but we really enjoy a WOW kinda pie ourselves! ;).
• ENJOY! :).