Spiced Struesel Apple Pie

As with these compelling words from the lips of Christ, the concept of choice demands that we believe in hell. Without hell, there is no choice. And without choice, heaven would not be heaven; heaven would be hell. The righteous would inherit a counterfeit heaven, and the unrighteous would be incarcerated in heaven against their wills, which would be a torture worse than hell. Imagine spending a life-time voluntarily distanced from God only to find yourself involuntarily dragged into His presence for all eternity.

Hank Hanegraaff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		November 19	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2/3	c	Walnuts
1/2	c	Golden brown sugar, packed
1/4	c	Yellow cornmeal
1/4	c	All purpose flour
3/4	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	t	Ground nutmeg
5	T	Chilled unsalted butter, cut
		into small
		pieces
2 1/4	lb	Granny Smith apples, about
		6 medium
		peeled quartered
		cored cut into
		1/2-inch-thick
		wedges
1/2	c	Sour cream
1/4	c	Sugar
2	T	All purpose flour
1 1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
3/4	t	Ground nutmeg
1/4	t	Ground cloves
1		Flaky Pie Crust
		Vanilla ice cream

INSTRUCTIONS

For streusel: Combine nuts, brown sugar, cornmeal, flour, cinnamon and
nutmeg in processor. Using on/off turns, process until nuts are finely
chopped. Add butter and process until small moist clumps form. (Can be
prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)  For filling: Position
rack in center of oven and preheat to 375F. Toss  apples with sour
cream in large bowl to coat. Mix sugar, flour,  cinnamon, nutmeg and
cloves in small bowl. Sprinkle mixture over  apples and toss to coat.
Transfer filling to prepared crust. Sprinkle streusel over apples,
covering completely. Bake pie until apples are tender and streusel is
golden, tenting pie with foil if streusel browns too quickly, about 1
hour. Transfer pie to rack and cool slightly.  Serve pie slightly warm
or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.  Makes 8 servings.  Bon
Appetit November 1999  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per serving: 1525
Calories (kcal); 74g Total Fat; (41% calories from  fat); 30g Protein;
206g Carbohydrate; 51mg Cholesterol; 86mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 3
Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 7 1/2  Fruit; 13 Fat; 3
1/2 Other Carbohydrates  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3009 Calories From Fat: 1556 Total Fat: 178.7g Cholesterol: 386.7mg Sodium: 615.9mg Potassium: 1561.8mg Carbohydrates: 329.3g Fiber: 17.1g Sugar: 201g Protein: 38.8g

It is greatly to be feared that there are multitudes in Christendom who verily imagine and sincerely believe that they are among the saved, yet who are total strangers to a work of divine grace in their hearts. It is one thing to have clear intellectual conceptions of God's truth, it is quite another matter to have a personal, real heart acquaintance with it. It is one thing to believe that sin is the awful thing that the Bible says it is, but it is quite another matter to have a holy horror and hatred of it in the soul. It is one thing to know that God requires repentance, it is quite another matter to experimentally mourn and groan over our vileness. It is one thing to believe that Christ is the only Savior for sinners, it is quite another matter to really trust Him from the heart. It is one thing to believe that Christ is the sum of all excellency', it is quite another matter to LOVE HIM above all others. It is one thing to believe that God is the great and holy One, it is quite another matter to truly reverence and fear Him. It is one thing to believe that salvation is of the Lord, it is quite another matter to become an actual partaker of it through His gracious workings.

A.W. Pink