Posts Tagged ‘Apple Pie’

Lemon Vanilla Apple Pie

Yes, it is as American as Apple Pie, but you are in for a tasty surprise with this new twist. Makes one 9 inch double-crust deep-dish pie; Serves 8

For The Pastry
2 2/3 cups (13 ½ oz/425 g)
all-purpose (plain) flour
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (4 oz/125 g) vegetable
shortening, chilled and diced
½ cup (4 oz/125 g) cold
unsalted butter, diced
1 egg
3-4 tablespoons ice water Read the rest of this entry »

The Apple Pie Heritage

A piece of apple pie at the end of the meal is considered part of a good life. Additionally, an added vanilla ice cream on the side might be intoxicating enough to make you start a hallucination of paradise. Any occasion can be a good excuse to indulge in a piece of pie and Thanksgiving can be more complete with an apple pie instead of a pumpkin pie as the dessert. Ages might have passed since the time a pastry Einstein created this pie, yet people continue to enjoy eating the same pastry with the same satisfaction with each bite. Read the rest of this entry »