Subj : National Apple Month - 3 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Sep 06 2022 11:22:24 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Unique Apple Pie (An Uncle Dirty Dave Special) Categories: Pies, Fruits, Pastry, Dessert, Pork Yield: 6 Servings MMMMM---------------------------PASTRY-------------------------------- 1 1/2 c A-P flour 1/3 c Bacon drippings 2 tb (to 3 tb) cold water 1 Egg yolk MMMMM--------------------------FILLING------------------------------- 3 c Apples; sliced 3/4 c White sugar 3/4 c Light brown sugar 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Allspice MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING------------------------------- 1 Egg white Sugar & cinnamon First, swipe some apples from that apple tree down the alley. A medium sized Kroger bag should be enough. Assuming you don't get caught, scoot for home and wash the fruits of your labour. Peel, core and slice (medium) three cups of fruit. Put in a bowl and cover with water to prevent browning. Make the pastry. PASTRY: In medium-size bowl, place 1 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in 1/3 cup bacon drippings, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not add salt. The dripping provide plenty of salt. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of cold water and an egg yolk to flour mixture and mix lightly with fork until moistened; gather into a ball. Wrap pastry and refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll out pastry for a 9" or 10" pie pan. Butter the pie pan and place bottom layer of pastry in it. FILLING: Mix 3/4 cup refined white sugar, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp allspice in a medium sized bowl. Drain apple slices and mix with sugar/spice mix. If all the sugar/spice mix is not used up in coating apple slices spread it over the filling after transferring fruit to pie pan. MAKE THE PIE: Moisten rim of pastry with a little water and place top crust on pie, pinching top and bottom together to seal. Cut steam vents into top crust with a sharp knife. If desired, use a pastry brush to brush egg white on top crust for a glaze. Sprinkle sugar across the crust lightly and dust with cinnamon. Bake pie @ 350+XF-375+XF/175+XC-190+XC for 50 to 55 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and filling bubbles. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack before cutting. VARIATIONS... I often fry up 4 slices of thick cut slab bacon to provide the bacon drippings. Then crumble the bacon slices and mix with the filling. Serve with a slice of sharp cheddar cheese between the top crust and the filling. This is an absolutely scrumptious pie, if I do say so. First made in August 1955, Springfield, IL From: Dave Drum | Date: December 21, 2002 Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... "A poem is no place for an idea." -- Edgar Watson Howe ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Get your COOKING fix here! - bbs.outpostbbs.net:10123 (1:18/200) .