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I can't tell you what kinds of apples to use, as I don't care for apple pie (and everyone says my MIL's is the best, so as far as I'm concerned she can keep the honor! ), but I can tell you that despite its not-so-healthiness, shortening is a baker's best friend!!
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This is a great apple pie! Grandma Bonnie's Longaberger's Homemade Pie Crust and Apple Pie Pie Crust:
4 cups flour
1 T. sugar
1 1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 cups lard
1 egg (beaten)
1 T. vinegar
1/2 cup water
In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix together egg, vinegar and water. Add to flour mixture. Mix until dough is moistened enough so it holds together when it is formed into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until well chilled. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 12" circle. Fit the dough into Grandma Bonnie's Apple Pie Plate. Crimp the dough to form a decorative border. Pierce the pastry with a fork. Place the crust in the freezer while preparing the filling.
Makes 2 double crust pies.
Apple Pie:
3 cups pared, cored and sliced apples
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 cup sugar
2 T. butter or margarine
3 T. flour
3 T. Milk
Preheat oven to 375f. Mix apples, flour, sugar and cinnamon together and gently stir. Place mixture in unbaked pie shell. Dab with butter and pour the milk over the apple mixture. Place lattice or crust top on pie. Bake 40-45 minutes. Filling for 1 pie.
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What is a chocolate chess pie? It sounds wonderful! I also LOVE to bake and am always looking for something new to try.
As for my apple pie recipe it's very simple.
I use a refrigerated crust from the store unless I'm feeling really ambitious and make my own. But the recipe is:
1/3 Cup sugar
1/4 Cup flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
pinch of salt
4-6 granny smith apples
2 Tbsp butter
Mix the sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
Slice up the apples, then toss in above mixture.
Put bottom crust in pie plate and fill with apples
Dot with butter
Cover with the top crust and pinch edges together
Make some slits in the middle of top crust (about 4 just to vent the pie)
Bake at 425 for 40-50 min, or until pie is golden brown
Check at about 20 min in and cover edges of pie with aluminum foil if they are getting to brown.
Chocolate Chess Pie is a smooth chocolate filling with a slightly crunchy crust just like a regular chess pie. There are great. I will post my receipe later. I have to get out my book. I will post the originial as well as the changes that I make to it.
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For those who wanted it, here is my chocolate chess pie receipe
1 1/2 cups sugar
3Tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 stick melted butter or margarine
1 small can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix sugar & cocoa well. Add all other ingredients & mix well. Batter will be very thin. Put into pie crust & bake until center is set at 350 degree oven, about 30-40 minutes.
I use frozen Pie Ritz crusts usually to save time. I also double the receipe & it fills 3 of the regular crusts.
I'd try your crust with shortening.
Butter and shortening aren't interchangeable -- especially in pastry. There's water in butter and it creates steam when it's baked. If you're using butter for flavor, try butter flavor crisco.
My mother made the best pie crust. She called it "pie crust by halves" -- half as much shortening as flour, and half as much cold water as shortening.
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Last edited by Carousel96; 02-08-2011 at 10:22 AM..
For those who wanted it, here is my chocolate chess pie receipe
1 1/2 cups sugar
3Tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 stick melted butter or margarine
1 small can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix sugar & cocoa well. Add all other ingredients & mix well. Batter will be very thin. Put into pie crust & bake until center is set at 350 degree oven, about 30-40 minutes.
I use frozen Pie Ritz crusts usually to save time. I also double the receipe & it fills 3 of the regular crusts.
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