Old Fashioned Cinnamon Candy Apple Pie Food

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Peel, core, and slice apples - set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine cinnamon candies, apple juice, Fireball, and sugar.
• Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until the cinnamon candies dissolve completely.
• Add the sliced apples to the pan and simmer over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes, or until the apples just start to soften.
• Strain the apples, reserving the liquid.
• Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Whisk the flour, cinnamon, and lemon juice into 1/2 cup of the liquid.
• Heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
• Place a rolled out pie crust in the bottom of the pie pan.
• Fill with the apples.
• Pour the thickened liquid over the top.
• Dot with butter.
• Add the top crust and seal the edges.
• If not using a lattice crust cut vents in the top.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, or until apples are tender and juices are thick and bubbly.
• Remove from the oven and cool.

OLD-FASHIONED CINNAMON CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Cut lard into flour and salt, mix with enough ice water to hold together.
• Roll out half of dough and line an 8 or 9" pie pan. Roll another circle for top with other half.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together filling ingredients except apples and candies.
• Fold in apples well.
• Turn into pastry-lined pan and dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with 2 Tbl. cinnamon candies.
• Cover with top crust and seal edges.
• Cut slits in top, brush with milk.
• Sprinkle with a little sugar.
• Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

DEPRESSION ERA APPLE CANDY PIE

Steps:

• Fill a medium sized casserole three - quarters full of peeled, cored, and sliced apples.
• Add the lemon juice.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts.
• Blend until mixture looks crumbly.
• Sprinkle on top of the apples. Do not stir.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about forty- five minutes.
• Turn oven to 450 degrees and allow it to brown quickly.
• It can be served hot or cold.
• If you like, you may pour cream on top.