quinta-feira, 26 de maio de 2011

No Sugar Apple Pie Recipe (Diet Apple Pie)

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 12 ounces unsweetened apple juice concentrate
  • 6 cups thinly sliced apples
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie


Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Whisk together the cornstarch, cinnamon and 1/4 of the apple juice.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, simmer the apples in the remaining apple juice until tender. 
  • Add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.
  • Pour into bottom crust and cover with top crust. Bake for 45 minutes.

Mom's Apple Pie

Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 7 cups thinly sliced apples
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
  • 4 tablespoons milk (optional)


Directions
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon peel.
  • Line one crust in a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. Layer 1/3 of apples into pie crust. Sprinkle with sugar mixture and repeat until done. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter.
  • Place second pie crust on top of filling and flute the edges. Cut vents in top crust and brush with milk for a glazed appearance if desired.
  • Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes.

Grandma Ople's Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced


Directions
  • Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
  • Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.