French apple pie

Pennsylvnia dutch French Apple Pie

AMANDA'S EASY DUTCH APPLE PIE

1 Pillsbury 9" deep dish pie crust
1 can apple pie filling
3 apples, peeled cored and sliced 1/2 inch
1/2 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
optional (Smuckers caramel topping)

Preheat oven to 350?F. Pour apple pie filling into the pie shell; add apples as well. Pour 1/2 of cake mix on top of the apples and bake for 45-50 minutes until cake mix is browned and crisp.
Drizzle caramel topping on top once pie has cooled. And easy does it apple pie!

Submitted by: Amanda Cantu

DUTCH APPLE PIE

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
4-5 tbsp. water, cold

PIE:

7 apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon

TOPPING:

1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
6 tbsp. butter

To make crust: mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Sprinkle with water and toss with a fork until the dough balls up. Turn onto floured surface. With the side of your hand, make 3 "karate chops" in one direction; then 3 more at a right angle.
Sprinkle with flour; roll with rolling pin to fit 9 inch pie plate. Flute edges. Mix sugar and cinnamon with apples, pour into pie plate. Cut butter into flour and sugar. Sprinkle over apples. Pat with a spoon. Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

NOTE: Golden Delicious apples are especially nice.

French Apple Pie Icing

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Ready In: 5 Minutes

Yields: 8 servings

"If you're looking to ice the top of a French Apple Pie, you've found the right place! This is wonderfully buttery white icing that adds to the flavor of an apple pie."

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Blend in flour and sugar. Then mix in milk and vanilla. More milk may be added to enhance spreading consistency of icing. Spread icing onto cooled apple pie.

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