Day 48 - Made an apple pie

My friend Diana was challenged by her husband and his coworkers to make one. She asked if I wanted in on tasty baked goodness - who would say no? It was the first apple pie for both of us.

Growing up, my neighbor used to bring us apples hand-picked from the local orchard and my dad would make apple pie. He was really good at baking so today, we used his recipe. He got it right off the frozen pie crust package. No secret family recipe on how to get delicious apple pie, so get to it! We're proof that it works...


One is crumb top, one is regular pie crust. We cut into the regular one - the crumb is scheduled for delivery to John's office.


8-10 apples
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
dash of salt
2 9-inch frozen pie crusts(one for top of pie, the other for bottom)

Crumble top alternative (courtesy of Paula Deen)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon butter, room-temperature
dash of salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Pie crusts need about 15 minutes to defrost.

Core, peel and slice apples. Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, butter and salt with your hands, until crumbly. Toss lightly with the apples. Scoop apples into pie crust. Cover with the second pie crust, folding the edges together, or top with crumble mixture. Slice a few air vents in the top crust, place in oven, and sit and chat for 45 minutes. TIP: If crusts are starting to burn, wrap the edge with tin foil (toothpicks help to keep the tin foil in place)