Neiman Marcus 50 Apple Pie Its That Good Food

NEIMAN MARCUS $50 APPLE PIE... IT'S THAT GOOD!

Steps:

• To prepare the crust:.
• Place the flour, chilled butter, shortening and salt in a food processor. Process just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• With the machine running, add enough ice water through the feed tube for the dough to begin to form a ball.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wap or wax paper and refrigerate
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Divide the pastry dough in half.
• Roll out one-half into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
• Line a 10-inch pie plate wirh the dough and trim the edge
• Prepare the filling:.
• Place the apples in a lare mixing bowl and toss with the sugar, flour, salt, cream and cinnamon [or 1 tsp cardamom or dash of angostura bitters].
• Mound the filling in the pie shell.
• Roll out the remaining dough 1/8 inch thick.
• Cover the pie with the top crust, pressing firmly to seal the edge, and crimp the edge decoratively.
• Make several small steam vent slashes in he top crust. Brush the crust with a little milk to ensure a shiny crust.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet to catch any drippings while baking.
• Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. If the crust seems to be getting too brown, cover it loosely with foil and continue baking.
• Cool the pie overnight
• Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
• Serves 8-12.

NEIMAN MARCUS'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients, and beat into butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes; 10 to 12 for crispier cookie.