Awhile back, I found a fabulous recipe for an apple pie. It is fabulous because it is simple, but everyone who tries it insists it is the most delicious apple pie they've ever eaten. :) So, I decided to make this pie as one of my Thanksgiving desserts. My husband LOVES his pie warm, so I waited to bake it until everything else was done. I placed the pie on the rack in the oven and baked it as directed, not realizing that sugar drippings were oozing from the pie to the oven floor below. I also did not realize that my dear husband, trying to be resourceful, had placed tin foil on the bottom of the oven to catch any renegade food particles that would potentially fall to the bottom of the oven. Well, the tin foil was successful in catching the pie drippings, but...
...after we had consumed our delicious pie and everyone was in the living room watching "Elf", I decided I was going to bake the rest of my homemade rolls so that we would have them ready for turkey sandwich leftovers. I turned the oven to 350 degrees and put the rolls in the oven while my hubby set to work on the dishes. Five minutes later I heard him yelling from the kitchen - "HEATHER! COME QUICK!" I rushed into the kitchen to see the oven-bottom tin foil, engulfed in flames. Oh dear. Instantly in my head, I saw images I'd seen on the news of holiday house fires caused by improper use of ovens and stovetops. Fortunately, it only took a moment for the fire to completely consume the tin foil, and the fire was out in a matter of minutes.
I did learn from this experience, however, that maybe leaving dirty tin foil on the bottom of an oven isn't a great idea. And also, I figured out why my mom always put a small cookie sheet on the rack underneath her apple pies when she cooked them. Then, when the pie is done, you can take the cookie sheet and wash away any flammable sugar drippings. :)
Ah yes, and the fabulous apple pie recipe? Here ya go! Just please don't burn down your house! I would feel horrible!
1 store-bought pie crust (top and bottom crust)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon corn starch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 bag Granny Smith Apples - peeled, cored, and sliced (a good husband job!)
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour to form a paste.
2. Add water & sugars, bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer.
3. Place bottom crust in pan. Fill with the apples, allowing them to mound in the pie crust.
4. Cover with a lattice work crust (great directions here!)
5. Slowly pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust, making sure much falls into the lattice holes.
6. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 45 minutes, or until apples are soft and pie crust is browned.
My pie, before it was baked and caused the fire. :)
Again, this recipe is GREAT because it is soooooooo simple! And a lattice work crust makes your pie look professional and BEAUTIFUL, but it's really quite simple!!
So please learn from my mistakes and your pie will be a huge success!!
Till next time,
Heather
1 comment:
Wow! That IS easy looking! I've not made a pie yet as a married woman...maybe this will be the first one I try...
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