Girls ♥ Pie. Duh.

Pie's are arguably one of the greatest inventions of all time. They are American, classic, delicious and great with Vanilla Ice Cream- could you ask for anything more?


I (Elizabeth) went out of town last Saturday and came home to this:

Is my life the bomb or what? My sweet Sis made it for me! That doll! 

Here's the recipe for Sarah's Dutch Apple Pie:

Crust:

-1 cup flour

-1/2 teaspoon of salt

-1/2 cup of cold butter

-3 tablespoons of water

Filling:

- 6 cups peeled and sliced apples (about 8 apples)

- 1 cup of sugar

- 2 tablespoon flour

- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

- 1 tablespoon lemon juice

- 2 tablespoons butter

Topping:

- 1 1/2 cups flour

- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

- 3/4 cup butter

Directions for the Crust:

 1.Preheat oven to 375. Stir together flour and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with 2 forks until the mixture is crumbly.

2. Add water and blend gently until the dough holds together.

3. Roll the dough into a circle about 2 inches larger than the pie pan.

4. Fold the Dough in half and gently place onto the pie pan. Unfold the dough and press the dough firmly into the pan.

5. Trim the excess off the edges and leaving 3/4 of an inch of dough on the sides. Finish by folding the excess dough under the edge of the crust and pinch firmly with fingers to finish the edge (you may also use a fork if you prefer).

Directions for Filling: 

1. *Peel and slice your apples.

 

2. Place apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and lemon juice in a large bowl and stir until sugar is evenly distributed.

3. Poor the apples into the pie crust and evenly spread them throughout the pie. Pack them down.

4. Cut the 2 tablespoons of butter and into about 8 pieces and place over the apples.

Directions for the Topping:

1. Place all topping ingredients in a bowl and mix until crumbly using your fingers or a fork.

2. Distribute topping evenly over apples.

3. Place pie on a rack in the oven with a baking sheet below it (to catch any drippings) and bake for 50-60 minutes... or until topping looks like this:

ENJOY!

Recipe Recap:

A- How much did it cost? Less than $20

B- Level of difficulty? Intermediate

C- How long did it take? 45 minutes to make,1 hour to bake, 20 to cool, 5 to serve

D- Pros: AMAZING! The ingredient are something you are likely have on hand, everyone loves!

E- Cons: This particular apple pie tends to be a little watery, lots of peeling

F- Would you make them again? YES!

*Hint- Use Green Apples... red ones get mushy!