Grandmother's apple pie sl
9 inch pie
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6½ | cup | Peeled and thinly sliced apples (about 5 apples) |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | To 1/2 ts ground allspice |
| Pinch of salt | ||
| Pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie | ||
Directions
Combine apples and water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutues or until apples are tender. Drain well. Return to saucepan. Mash slightly with a potato masher. Stir in sugar, allspice, and salt, mixing well.
Roll half of pastry to ⅛-inch thickness, and fit into a 9-inch pie-plate. Spoon apple mixture into pie-plate. Roll remaining pastry to ⅛-inch thickness. Cover pie with crust. Trim pastry; seal and flute edges. Cut slits to make an apple design in top crust for steam to escape. Use extrra pastry to make a leaf-shaped cut-out; add cutout to apple design. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cover edges with foil to prevent overbrowning.
Yield: One 9-inch pie.
From Gladys Stout of Tennessee in October, 1987"Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett
Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 09-17-95