Reduced Sugar Apple Pilgrim Pie Food

SUGAR-FREE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 3 ingredients; fold in apples. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top., Bake 35 minutes. Increase oven setting to 400°; bake until apples are tender, 15-20 minutes.

CRANBERRY-APPLE PILGRIM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Unroll pie crust onto parchment-covered baking sheet; roll to 12-inch round.
• Mix dry pudding mix and cinnamon in large bowl until blended. Add fruit, nuts and 2 Tbsp. water; mix lightly. Spoon onto crust to within 2 inches of edge; fold edge of pastry over fruit mixture. (Fruit in center will remain uncovered.)
• Beat egg and remaining water with fork until blended; brush onto crust. (Discard any remaining egg wash.) Sprinkle crust with sugar.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until fruit is tender and crust is golden brown. Cool completely.

LOW SUGAR APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a bowl, combine cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, flour, cornstarch and Splenda. Mix very well.
• Slice apples.
• Place a generous ¼ cup of spice mixture in bottom of pie crust. Cover with a layer of apples, then continue alternating layers of spice mixture and apples until all the apples are in the crust; end with the spice mixture.
• Dot the top with half the butter. Drizzle with honey and maple syrup. Spread granola over top of pie and dot with remaining butter.
• Place pie (on a cookie sheet to catch spills) into preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn heat down to 375°F and bake another 45 minutes.

THE BEST LOW-FAT APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Crust: Mix flour, salt, and shortening until crumbly. Add cold water 1 tbsp at a time until it forms a ball. Roll out 1/2 mix to line a 9 inch pie pan.
• Filling: Mix sugar, cinnamon, and flour together. Pour over apples. COver with top crust and bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F, then continue baking 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

REDUCED-SUGAR CRANBERRY APPLE STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, stevia, and salt. Add butter and rub into flour with your fingers until all pieces are flattened and broken up into pieces ranging from pea-sized to nickel-sized. Add ice water gradually, stirring frequently, until mixture is moistened enough to hold together when pressed in your hand; it should not be sticky or crumbly and dry.
• Transfer dough to a countertop, knead briefly just to bring it together, then flatten into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• On a lightly floured countertop, roll out dough into a 12-inch round. Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish, pressing it gently into bottom of dish. Trim all but a 1-inch overhang of dough, then fold overhang back underneath itself so a thick rim of dough rests on the rim of the pie dish.
• Crimp the crust rim by pressing on one side with your thumb and on the other side with your thumb and index finger. Refrigerate crust while you prepare filling and streusel.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss together apples, cranberries, sugar, stevia, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Scrape mixture into crust and return to refrigerator.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, oats, sugar, stevia, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Rub in butter until completely incorporated and mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle streusel over pie. Place pie dish on a large baking sheet and brush crust rim with beaten egg. Bake until browned and bubbling, about 1 hour.
• Let pie cool completely at room temperature before serving.