Blue Ribbon Apple Pie
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Eggs | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 1 | Stick chilled unsalted | |
| butter sliced | ||
| 1/3 | c | Chilled vegetable shortening |
| 1/3 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg, well beaten | |
| 1 | t | Distilled white vinegar |
| 2 | T | Ice water, approximately |
| 2/3 | c | Packed dark brown sugar |
| 1/4 | c | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | T | Vanilla extract |
| 1 1/4 | t | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | t | Salt |
| 1/2 | Stick unsalted butter | |
| 4 | lb | Tart green apples, cut 1/4" |
| peeled | ||
| 3/4 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 4 1/2 | T | Sugar |
| 2 | T | Unsalted butter |
| 3 | Heath, 1.4 oz toffee bars | |
| chopped | ||
| 1 | Egg beaten with: | |
| 2 | T | Water, glaze |
INSTRUCTIONS
For crust, combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter and shortening with fork till mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in sugar, egg and vinegar. Mix in just enough ice water, 1 tbsp at a time, to form dough that holds together. Divide dough in half, flatten each half into disc, wrap each in plastic and chill 4 hours. For filling, combine ingredients (except apples and butter), add apples and toss to coat. Melt butter in large skillet over medium high heat. Add apple mixture and cook till apples are slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Cover and chill. Preheat oven to 350. On a floured surface, roll out 1 dough piece to 14 diameter. Transfer to a 9 deep dish glass pie dish. Trim edges leaving 1/2 overhang. Fold overhang under and let rest on rim of dish. Line crust with foil. Fill with dried beans and bake 10 minutes. Remove beans and foil. Bake crust till crust has set but has no color, about 5 minutes. Remove and cool, leave oven on. For streusel, combine flour and sugar in bowl. Using fork mix in butter till coarse meal forms. Stir in toffee. On lightly floured surface, roll out 2nd dough disc to 14 diameter. Mound apple filling in prebaked pie crust. Sprinkle streusel over filling. Top with dough round. Trim dough leaving 1/2 overhang. Gently pinch crust edges together to seal. Brush pie with glaze. Cut 5 slits in pie top to allow steam to escape. Bake until crust is golden and apples are tender, about 55 minutes. Cool pie 1 hour. Serve with good quality vanilla ice cream. Posted to bbq-digest V5 #358 by mike moberley <lchimney@oldcolo.com> on Jul 05, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 5789
Calories From Fat: 3339
Total Fat: 378.3g
Cholesterol: 1017.4mg
Sodium: 4365.7mg
Potassium: 1911.1mg
Carbohydrates: 556.1g
Fiber: 21.5g
Sugar: 275.4g
Protein: 56.1g