McCalls Great American Recipe Card
DUTCH APPLE PIE
County Fairs 11 m
9-inch unbaked pie shell
TOPPING
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup margarine or butter
Filling
2 lbs tart cooking apples
1 tablsp lemon juice
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup sugar
Dash salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1. Prepare pie shell, and refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Make Topping: Combine flour and sugar in medium bowl.
With pastry blender or knives, cut in butter until mixture
is consistency of coarse cornmeal.
Refrigerate.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
4. Make Filling: Core pure apples. Slice thinkly into large bowl.
Sprinkle with lemon juice.
5. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon, mixing well.
Toss lightly with apples.
6. Turn filling into unbaked pie shell, spreading evenly.
Cover with topping.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until apples are tender.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
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McCalls Great American Recipe Card
BROWN SUGAR APPLE PIE
Our Rich Heritage 5 a
1 pkg (11oz) piecrust mix
**Make pastry as directions. Handling gently, shape
into ball. Divide in half; form each into a round,
then flatten with palm of hand. On lightly floured
pastry cloth, roll half of pastry into 12 inch circle.
Roll with light strokes from center to edge, lifting rolling pin as you reach edge.
Place in pastry plate. Refrigerate)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoon
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 cups thinly sliced, pared, tart apples ( about 2 lbs)
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel
2 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 egg yolk
1. Make pastry as pkg directs. Roll pastry bottom crust as directed.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In large bowl, mix sugars, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add apples; todd lightly to combine.
Turn apple mixture into the pie shell, mounding up in the center to support the crust. Sprinkle with lemon peel.
Dot apples with butter cut in small pieces.
3. Roll out the remaining pastry into 12 inch circle. Fold over in quarters; cut slits for steam vents.
4. Using sissors, trim overhanging pastry of bottom crust to measure 1/2 inch from the rim of the plate. Carefully place
folded pastry for the top crust so that point that is at center of the filling, and unfold. Using sissors trim overhanging
pastry of the top crust to measure 1 inch from edge all around. Moisten edge of the bottom pastry.
5. With fingers, press edges to seal. Press upright to form rim. Crimp edge. Place thumb on the edge of the
pastry at an angle. Pinch dough between index finger and thumb. Repeat at same angle all around. Mix yolk with 1 tablespoon
water; brush on crust. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until apples are tender, crust is golden.
Serve warm.
Serves 6 to 8 .